JPH07117891B2 - Direct operation type information transfer device - Google Patents

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Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transfer device used for improving the efficiency of information input / output in an information terminal and the efficiency of group cooperation work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When displaying information on a terminal and performing a work, a method of specifying a position for the purpose of specifying information or a work area to be worked is to directly specify a position on a display screen with a pointing device. 26, and the relative indirect display means such as a cursor display is changed by measuring the relative movement amount or absolute position of the pointing device without directly instructing the display screen. There is a method shown in FIG. 27 in which the work is performed while indirectly specifying the position, and a method shown in FIG. 28 in which the position is specified without using the pointing device.

In FIG. 26, the user has a position specifying means 2 built in or attached to the pointing device 2602.
620 is used to directly instruct the data display means 2610 of the terminal to determine the instructed position, the designated position detecting means 2612 detects the instructed position, and the position information 2692 is sent to the data control unit 2613. A typical example of a pointing device adopting this method is a light pen or a touch panel.

In FIG. 27, the user has a position information generating means 272 built in the pointing device 2702.
0 is used to send indirect designated position information 2792 to the designated position indirect display means 2712, and a designated position display symbol such as a cursor is moved on the terminal screen to designate the designated position. A mouse, a trackball, a tablet, and a joystick are typical examples of the pointing device adopting this method.

In FIG. 28, the user has a keyboard 28
An indirect designated position information 2892 is sent to the designated position indirect display means 2812 using a device for generating character information such as 04, and a designated position display symbol such as a cursor is moved on the terminal screen to determine the designated position. . The data control unit 2813 associates the character information with the position information. This method is a method that is generally used when specifying a position on a terminal screen without using a pointing device.

As a method of saving and storing information to be moved in a terminal when moving information, a method of temporarily storing the saved information in a storage area in the terminal, which is generally called a cut buffer, is used. There is.

The operation of moving a part or all of the information displayed on the terminal to another storage area or storage medium on the terminal is as follows:
This is performed by moving information between the storage area in the terminal and the CPU.

As a method of using a device that transfers information to a terminal and is separable from the terminal, there is a method shown in FIGS. 29 and 30. As a method provided with a pointing device, there is a method shown in FIG. 31 (JP-A-2-17523).

In FIG. 29, the user is the information transfer device 2
The information stored in the data storage unit 2930 built in the 903 is transferred to the terminal 2901. The pointing device 2902 and the keyboard 2904 are used to specify the position where the transfer information is displayed or stored. As a typical example of this system, there is a case where a remote controller having a built-in ROM is used or a work is performed by connecting another terminal by communication.

In FIG. 30, the user is a storage medium 300.
5 is transferred to the terminal 3001 or the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit 3011 of the terminal 3001 is stored in the storage medium 3005. The pointing device 3002 and the keyboard 3004 are used to specify the position where the transfer information is displayed or stored.

In FIG. 31, the user inputs the information to be transferred to the terminal 3102 to the input tablet 310 different from the terminal.
5 is designated by using the input pen 3107 which is a pointing device, and the information 3181 stored inside is designated by the terminal 31.
Output to 02. Information 31 on the menu sheet 3106
The contents of 81 are displayed, and the user can select menu sheet 3
Information to be output to the terminal 3102 is selected by pointing 106. Device 3182 has menu sheet 31
This is a device for associating a pointing position with respect to 06 and information 3181.

As a method of exchanging information between terminals when working in a group while displaying information on the terminals, there are methods shown in FIGS. 32, 33 and 34.

In FIG. 32, the information 3291 output from the terminal A 3201 is sent to the terminal B 3202 via the communication medium 3203.

In FIG. 33, information 3391 indicates the terminal A3.
It is stored in the storage medium 3303 by the storage medium input / output device 3310 attached to 301. The storage medium 3303 is physically moved to the terminal B, and the storage medium input / output device 3320 attached to the terminal B3302 reads the information 3391 and sends it to the terminal B3302. Storage medium 3303
Typical examples include a magnetic storage medium and a semiconductor memory.

In FIG. 34, terminal A3401 and terminal B3
Reference numeral 402 is connected to a common storage medium input / output device 3403, and a shared area 340 provided in the storage medium 3404.
Both can read and write to 5. Terminal A3401
The information 3491 output from the shared area 3405 is stored in the shared area 3405.
Read out 91.

[0016]

When displaying information on a terminal and performing work, it is frequently necessary to move part or all of the displayed information to another place on the terminal or another storage medium. Occurs. When performing this work, select the information to be moved by indirect means such as moving the cursor on the screen using the cursor key or mouse, confirm it, and then save it in the memory in the terminal or A method is often used in which a copy is made, the destination is selected and fixed by indirect means such as cursor movement, transferred to the destination, and displayed. In order to improve work efficiency and reduce errors, it is desirable that the procedure of moving work is simple. However, in the conventional method as shown in FIGS. 27, 28, 29 and 30,
Indirect position pointing operations frequently occur when selecting an object, and the number of steps tends to be greater than when performing physical and direct pointing operations such as with a light pen, which reduces work efficiency. ing.

A first object of the present invention is to select target information by using an operation such as physically pointing the information being displayed on the display screen, so that the printed matter that the user experiences on a daily basis. Introducing the feeling that you are directly operating on target information such as cutting and pasting or using a copy machine into the work environment, and moving the cursor on the screen with the cursor key Is to create a work environment in which information editing work on a terminal can be performed smoothly and efficiently.

In the method of saving and storing the information to be moved in the terminal when the information is moved, a method of temporarily storing the saved information in a storage area in the terminal, which is generally called a cut buffer, is used. The evacuation information is usually invisible to the user. According to this method, the user needs to store the content and size of the saved information until the end of the moving work, which imposes a burden on the user. In order to reduce this burden, there is a method of displaying the saved storage information on the work screen.

However, the method of displaying the save area as described above has a problem that the original work area is narrowed by the display amount of the save area and the work efficiency is reduced.

A second object of the present invention is to enable smooth and efficient movement of information on a terminal without affecting the size of the work area on the display screen of the terminal. is there.

In an environment in which the device automatically moves some or all of the information displayed on the terminal to another storage area or storage medium on the terminal, the movement of information is invisible to the user. Movement between the storage area in the terminal and the CPU,
Therefore, normally, the user cannot see the moving state, the moving state, and the moving information. As a method of notifying the user of the movement state, it is possible to display it to the user by displaying character information, animation, computer graphics expressing the operation state on the screen, or by displaying the state after the movement operation is completed. There is.

However, according to the conventional method, the movement state is invisible, or the movement state is expressed by a virtual description on the terminal. The operation method is difficult to understand.

A third object of the present invention is to show the user how the information is transferred or moved, and when saving the information, save it outside the terminal so that the information storage location and operation state can be changed. This is to make it easy to understand and to enable smooth and efficient movement of information on the terminal.

When displaying information on a terminal to perform a work, a work of moving a part or all of the display information to a place different from the terminal or a different storage medium and storing it frequently occurs. In particular, storing information in a storage medium separate from the terminal is
There is an advantage that information can be physically transported and carried, and that information classification, organization, and management can be passed on to physical operations such as management of a storage medium, thereby improving the usability of information.

However, in the conventional method, an indirect means such as cursor movement or menu selection is used when selecting information to be moved, and an indirect means such as cursor movement is also used when selecting a movement destination. I used a technical means. In such an environment, an indirect position pointing operation frequently occurs in the selection of the target, which lowers the work efficiency.

A fourth object of the present invention is to select the target information to be transferred and the transfer destination when the specified information displayed on the terminal is stored in a storage medium separable from the terminal. Realized by a series of operations such as physically pointing the target information being displayed using a pointing device integrated with a storage medium, improving the usability of the information and facilitating editing and moving work on the terminal It is to be able to execute efficiently. When displaying information on a terminal and performing a work, the work of transferring and displaying the information previously stored in the storage medium to the terminal is frequently performed.

However, in the conventional method, when transferring information from the storage medium storing the information to the terminal, an indirect means such as cursor movement or menu selection is used to transfer the source device or transfer information. I had specified the position. Further, even in the information storage device having a built-in storage medium, indirect means such as button operation or cursor movement is used when the destination of the stored information is designated. In such an environment, an indirect position pointing operation frequently occurs in the work of transferring information, which lowers the work efficiency. In addition, an information input device connected to an information storage device or a terminal that has a conventional pointing device and a built-in storage medium is one that searches and specifies stored information, detects handwriting action, and transfers handwritten character information to the terminal. It was Further, in the conventional remote controller for controlling the device, it is impossible to directly specify the position on the screen by the pointing operation and output the built-in information to the specified position.

A fifth object of the present invention is to select a storage medium as a transfer source or to select a work area when transferring information from a storage medium separable from a terminal to a designated place on a work display screen. The location of the transfer destination is specified by a series of operations such as physically pointing the transfer destination of the information on the screen display using a pointing device integrated with the storage medium, thereby improving the usability of the information and , To enable smooth and efficient editing and moving work on the terminal.

When moving the information displayed on the terminal or transferring the information from another storage medium or storage area on the screen, if there is information at the transfer destination, either overwrite or insert is selected. In addition, when moving information to another location, it is necessary to select whether to delete the storage area in which the transfer information is located after the information is transferred. It is desirable that the information transfer method and the editing method realized by the conventional indirect position specifying means can be used even in a direct work environment.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide an editing environment such as moving, copying and erasing even in a work environment using a new information transfer device, without impairing the conventional work environment, and to provide an editing environment on a terminal. It is to make it possible to perform editing and moving work smoothly and efficiently.

When working in groups while displaying information on the terminal, it may be necessary to move some or all of the information on the terminal to the terminal of another user. In particular, it is desirable to be able to perform exchanges with a small amount of information, such as partial corrections and citations, by the simplest possible procedure. In addition, it is advantageous to construct a group work environment without special work or construction, when forming a group, disbanding, or changing members. Furthermore, when working in groups, it is possible that multiple users work asynchronously, so from the perspective of improving work efficiency, both terminals should be running or communication processes should be activated. It is possible to exchange information only when there is,
It is desirable that there be no restrictions due to the state between terminals or time restrictions.

However, in the conventional method, it is necessary to connect the terminals to each other by using the communication medium or the signal line, and when the LAN is used, the network address of the transfer destination terminal must be designated. There are more procedures for transferring information. Also, when a new terminal is added and a group member is changed, it becomes necessary to add address information to the terminal of each group member. There is also a method of temporarily storing in a storage medium and exchanging the storage medium between terminals, but in this case, many indirect position designation operations are required when designating the source and destination.
Further, a method of connecting to a common storage medium and mutually accessing a predetermined shared area also requires a lot of indirect position specifying operations.

A seventh object of the present invention is to move a part or all of the information on a terminal to another user's terminal and to send a signal when working in groups while displaying information on the terminal. In order to transfer, it is possible to exchange information without directly connecting the terminals electrically, and the procedure for exchanging the character and graphic information displayed on the terminals among multiple users. It is to simplify and improve the efficiency of collaborative work.

[0034]

A direct operation type information transfer apparatus of a first invention is a direct operation type information transfer apparatus, in an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal side data storage section. An output unit that is separable and includes an output position designating unit, an operation selecting unit, and a data storage unit;
It is equipped or connected to the terminal side and is configured to include a terminal side interface section including a data input control section and a designated position detection means, and the output position designation means is in direct contact with the data display means, or When the information stored in advance in the data storage unit is transferred to the terminal by designating at least one of the position or the region on the data display means when the proximity to the same extent as the contact is reached. At least one of the output positions or areas is specified, and the specified position detection means detects the output position or area specified by the output position specification means and is stored in the data storage section. The position or the transfer area for storing the information in the data storage unit on the terminal side is determined, and the operation selecting unit sends the manually selected output instruction to the data input control unit, Wherein the data input control unit according to the position information force indicated as the designated position detection means is generated to transfer information from the data storage unit to the terminal-side data storage unit.

The direct operation type information transfer device of the second invention is
In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal-side data storage section, the input unit is separable from the terminal and comprises an input position designating means, an operation selecting means, and a data storage section. And a terminal-side interface unit that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and that includes a data output control unit and a designated position detection unit, and the input position designation unit is in direct contact with the data display unit. Or when it is approached to the same extent as contact, the area of the information to be transferred is specified by specifying at least one of the position or the area indicating the information to be transferred on the data display means. When the information is transferred from the terminal side data storage section to the input unit side data storage section, the designated position detecting means is configured to detect the input position. The transfer area designated by the setting means is detected, and the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage section in which the transfer target is stored is determined, and the operation selecting means outputs the manually selected input instruction to the data. The data output control section transfers the specified information from the terminal side data storage section to the data storage section according to the input instruction and the position information from the specified position detection means. .

The direct operation type information transfer device of the third invention is
In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal-side data storage section, the input / output is separable from the terminal and comprises an input / output position designating means, an operation selecting means, and a data storage section. A unit, and a terminal side interface section that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and that is composed of a data input / output control section and a designated position detecting means,
The output position designating means is close Shinano to the vicinity of the same level as or contact direct contact to the data display means
When the information to be input / output from the terminal , the input / output position , the input / output area, the information to be transferred or the transfer area is designated, and the information is transferred from the terminal to the input / output unit, the designated position detecting means is The storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored is determined, the operation selecting unit generates an input instruction, sends the input instruction to the data input / output control unit, and the input instruction and the When the data input / output control unit transfers the specified information from the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit according to the position information from the specified position detection means, and also transfers the information from the input / output unit to the terminal. The designated position detecting means determines the position or area where the information previously stored in the input / output unit is stored in the terminal side data storage section, and the operation selecting means generates an output instruction. Then, the output instruction is sent to the data input / output control section, and the data input / output control section is designated from the data storage section to the terminal side data storage section according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection means. It is characterized by transferring information.

The direct operation type information transfer device of the fourth invention is
In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal-side data storage section, the terminal can be separated from the terminal, and an output position designating means, an operation selecting means, a data output control section, and a data storage section are provided. An output unit consisting of
The terminal is equipped or connected to the terminal side, and is configured to include a terminal side interface unit including a data input control unit and a designated position detection unit, and the output position designation unit directly contacts or contacts the data display unit. Information and output position and area to be output while approaching as close as
And an output position or area when transferring information stored in advance in the data storage unit to the terminal, and the designated position detecting means transfers the information stored in the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit. Determine the storage location or transfer area,
The output instruction generated by the operation selecting means is sent to the data output control section and the data input control section, and the data output control section and the data input control are performed according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detecting section. The unit transfers information from the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit.

The direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the fifth invention is
In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a data storage section on the terminal side, the terminal can be separated from the terminal, input position designating means, operation selecting means, unit side data input / output control section, and data An input unit including a storage unit and a terminal-side interface unit that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and includes a data output control unit and a designated position detection unit, and the input position designation unit is the data display unit. Information to be input by directly touching or approaching as close as the contact, input target position, input area , information to be transferred and transfer area, and information from the terminal to the input unit When transferring the data, the designated position detecting means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored, and selects the operation. Means sends the generated the input instruction input instruction and the unit-side data input-output control unit to the data output control unit, and the unit-side data input-output control unit and the data output control unit the designated input instruction When the specified information is transferred from the terminal side data storage section to the data storage section in the input unit according to the position information from the position detection means, and when the information is taken out from the input unit, the unit side data The input / output control unit outputs the contents of the data storage unit.

The direct operation type information transfer device of the sixth invention is
In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal side data storage section, the terminal is separable from the terminal, an input / output position designating means, an operation selecting means, and a unit side data input / output control section. An input / output unit including a data storage unit and a terminal-side interface unit equipped or connected to the terminal side and including an interface-side data input / output control unit and a designated position detecting means are provided. The means directly contacts the data display means, or approaches or approaches to the vicinity of the same extent as the contact, the information to be input / output, the input / output position, the input / output area, and the transfer target. When information to be transferred or a transfer area is specified and information is transferred from the terminal to the input / output unit, the specified position detection means stores in the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored. The position or transfer range is determined, the operation selecting means generates an input instruction, sends the input instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the interface side data input / output control section, and the unit side data input / output control section said interface side data input-output control unit forwards the information the specified to the data storage unit in the entering-output unit from said terminal-side data storage unit according to the location information from the designated position detection means and the input instruction and When the information is transferred from the input / output unit to the terminal, the designated position detecting means determines the position or area where the information previously stored in the input / output unit is stored in the terminal side data storage section. Then, the operation selecting means generates an output instruction, and outputs the output instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the interface side data input / output control section. Feed, wherein the data input-output control unit is characterized by transferring information the specified from the data storage unit to the terminal-side data storage unit according to the location information generated by the designated position detection means and said output instruction.

The direct operation type information transfer device of the seventh invention is
The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the output unit is provided with insertion selection means, the terminal side interface section is provided with data saving means, and the information stored in the data storage section is stored in the terminal. When the insertion selection means selects the insertion operation when transferring to the side data storage unit, the insertion selection means generates an insertion instruction and sends it to the data saving means, and the data saving means stores the transfer information. When other information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage section, the information located in the area where the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal side data storage section, or Saving the existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit to another area on the terminal side data storage unit And it features.

The direct operation type information transfer device of the eighth invention is
The direct operation type information transfer apparatus according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the input unit is provided with an erasing selection means, and the terminal side interface section is provided with a data erasing means, and the data is stored in the terminal side data storage section. When the erasing operation is selected by the erasing selecting means when transferring the stored information to the data storage unit, the erasing selecting means generates an erasing instruction and sends it to the data erasing means, and the data erasing means stores the information. After the transfer is completed, the information indicating the disappearance or erasure of the transfer information is written in the storage area of the transfer information on the terminal side data storage unit.

The direct operation type information transfer device of the ninth invention is
The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the input unit is provided with erasure movement selection means, the terminal side interface section is provided with data erasure movement means, and the data is stored in the terminal side data storage section. When the erase operation is selected by the erase move selecting means when transferring the stored information to the data storage unit, the erase move selecting means generates an erase instruction and sends it to the data erase moving means,
The data erasing means erases the transfer information in the transfer information storage area on the terminal side data storage unit after the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit. Or information indicating erasure is written, and when the move operation is selected by the erase move selecting means, the erase move selecting means generates a move instruction and sends it to the data erasing move means, and the erase move means After the transfer information stored in the terminal-side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit, the transfer information storage area on the terminal-side data storage unit or an area including the storage area It is characterized in that information stored in an area other than the storage area is stored.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3 or 6, wherein the input / output unit is provided with an insertion selecting means and the terminal side interface section is provided with a data saving means. When the insert operation is selected by the insert selecting means when the information stored in the data storing section is transferred to the terminal side data storing section, the insert selecting means generates an insert instruction. Then, the data saving means transfers the transfer information to the terminal side data storage section if another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage section where the transfer information is stored. Before the transfer information is stored in the area where the transfer information is stored, or from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit. Existing information is saved to another area on the terminal-side data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer apparatus according to claim 3 or 6, wherein the input / output unit is provided with erasure movement selection means and insertion selection means The interface section is provided with a data erasing moving means and a data saving means, and the erasing movement selecting means selects the erasing operation when transferring the information stored in the terminal side data storing section to the data storing section. In this case, the erasure movement selection means generates an erasure instruction and sends it to the data erasure movement means, and the data erasure movement means transfers the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage portion to the data storage portion. Later, information indicating the disappearance or deletion of the transfer information is written in the storage area of the transfer information on the terminal side data storage section, and is also stored in the terminal side data storage section. If a move operation is selected by the erase move selecting means when transferring the stored information to the data storage unit, the erase move selecting means generates a move instruction and sends it to the data erase moving means, The data erasing / moving means stores the transfer information on the terminal side data storage unit or a region including the storage area after the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit. , Stores information stored in an area other than the storage area,
When the insert operation is selected by the insert selecting means when the information stored in the data storing section is transferred to the terminal side data storing section, the insert selecting means generates an insert instruction and saves the data. And if the other information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage unit where the transfer information is stored, the data saving means stores the transfer information before the transfer information is transferred. The information located in the area or the existing information from the head position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage section is saved to another area on the terminal side data storage section. It is characterized by

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, 4 or 7, wherein the output unit is provided with a stored information amount display means. It is characterized in that the amount display means expresses the total amount of information stored in the data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to any one of claims 2, 5, 8 and 9, wherein the input unit is provided with a stored information amount display means. It is characterized in that the stored information amount display means expresses the total amount of information stored in the data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit is provided with a stored information amount display means. It is characterized in that the stored information amount display means expresses the total amount of information stored in the data storage section.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, 4 or 7, wherein the output unit is provided with a stored content display means. The means displays the information stored in the data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to any one of claims 2, 5, 8 and 9, wherein the input unit is provided with storage content display means. The content display means displays the information stored in the data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit is provided with a storage content display means. The stored content display means displays the information stored in the data storage section.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, 4 or 7, wherein the output unit is provided with a transfer content display means. The means displays the transfer information exchanged between the data storage unit and the terminal side data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to any one of claims 2, 5, 8 and 9, wherein the input unit is provided with transfer content display means. The content display means displays transfer information exchanged between the data storage unit and the terminal-side data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a twentieth aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit is provided with transfer content display means. The transfer content display means displays transfer information exchanged between the data storage unit and the terminal side data storage unit.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to any one of claims 2, 5, 8 and 9, wherein the input unit is provided with transfer direction display means. It is characterized in that the direction display means respectively displays the state of the transfer information storing operation to the data storage section or the transfer information output operation from the data storage section.

A direct operation type information transfer device according to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention is the direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit is provided with transfer direction display means. It is characterized in that the transfer direction display means displays the state of the transfer information storing operation in the data storage unit or the transfer information output operation from the data storage unit, respectively.

[0056]

According to the direct operation type information transfer terminal of the first invention, the output position designating means attached to the output unit is brought into direct contact with the data display means of the terminal, or
When the input / output position instructing means is brought close to the same extent as the contact, the operation of designating the information to be output, the output position and the area is performed, and the information previously stored in the data storage unit is transferred to the terminal. Specify the output position and area. The designated position detecting means determines a position or a transfer area in which the information stored in the data storage unit is stored in the terminal side data storage unit.
The output instruction generated by the operation selecting means is sent to the data input control unit. The data input control unit transfers the information from the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection means.

According to the direct operation type information transfer terminal of the second invention, the input position designating means attached to the input unit is brought into direct contact with the data display means of the terminal, or the vicinity of the same extent as the contact. The input position designating means is moved closer to the input position, and an operation for specifying the input target information, the input position, the input area, and the like is performed to specify the transfer target information and the transfer area. When the information is transferred from the terminal to the input unit, the designated position detection means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored. The operation selection means generates an input instruction and sends the input instruction to the data output control unit. The data output control unit transfers the designated information from the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the designated position detection means.

According to the direct operation type information transfer terminal of the third invention, the input / output position designating means attached to the input / output unit is brought into direct contact with the data display means of the terminal, or in the vicinity of the contact. The input / output position designating means is moved closer to the input / output position, and an operation of specifying the input / output target information, the input / output position, the input / output area, and the like is performed to specify the transfer target information and the transfer area. When the information is transferred from the terminal to the input / output unit, the designated position detection means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored. The operation selection means generates an input instruction and sends the input instruction to the data input / output control unit. The data input / output control unit transfers the designated information from the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the designated position detection means. When the information is transferred from the input / output unit to the terminal, the designated position detecting means determines the position or area where the information previously stored in the input / output unit is stored in the terminal side data storage section. The operation selecting means generates an output instruction and sends the output instruction to the data input / output control unit. The data input / output control unit transfers the designated information from the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection means.

According to the direct operation type information transfer terminal of the fourth invention, the output position designating means attached to the output unit is brought into direct contact with the data display means of the terminal, or the data is output up to the vicinity of the contact. Bring the position pointing means closer,
An operation of designating the information to be output, the output position and the area is performed, and the output location and the area when the information previously stored in the data storage unit is transferred to the terminal are designated. The designated position detecting means determines a position or a transfer area in which the information stored in the data storage unit is stored in the terminal side data storage unit. The output instruction generated by the operation selecting means is sent to the data output control unit and the data input control unit. The data output control unit and the data input control unit transfer the information from the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection means.

According to the direct operation type information transfer terminal of the fifth invention, the input position designating means attached to the input unit is brought into direct contact with the data display means of the terminal, or input is made up to the vicinity of the contact. An operation for designating the information to be input by inputting the position indicating means close to it, the input position, the input area, etc. is performed, and the information and the transfer area to be transferred are designated. When transferring information from the terminal to the input unit,
The designated position detection means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the in-terminal data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored. The operation selecting means generates an input instruction and sends the input instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the data output control section. The unit side data input / output control unit and the data output control unit transfer the designated information from the in-terminal data storage unit to the data storage unit in the input unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the designated position detection means. In addition, the contents of the data storage unit can be output to the unit side data input / output control unit or to another device capable of exchanging information with the data storage unit.

According to the direct operation type information transfer terminal of the sixth invention, the input / output position designating means attached to the input / output unit is brought into direct contact with the data display means of the terminal, or in the vicinity of the contact. The input / output position designating means is moved closer to the input / output position to perform the operation of specifying the input / output target information, the input / output position, the input / output area, and the like, and specify the transfer target information and the transfer area. When the information is transferred from the terminal to the input / output unit, the designated position detecting means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the in-terminal data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored. The operation selecting means generates an input instruction and sends the input instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the interface side data input / output control section. The unit side data input / output control section and the interface side data input / output control section transfer the specified information from the in-terminal data storage section to the data storage section in the input unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the specified position detection means. When the information is transferred from the input / output unit to the terminal, the designated position detecting means determines the position or area where the information previously stored in the input / output unit is stored in the terminal side data storage section. The operation selecting means generates an output instruction and sends the output instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the interface side data input / output control section. The data input / output control unit transfers the designated information from the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection means.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the seventh invention, when the insertion selecting means selects the inserting operation when the information stored in the data storing part is transferred to the terminal side data storing part, The insertion selection means generates an insertion instruction and sends it to the data saving means. Furthermore, if another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage unit where the transfer information is stored, before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal side data storage unit,
The data saving means stores the information located in the area where the transfer information is stored, or the existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit. Save to another area above.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the eighth invention, when the erasing operation is selected by the erasing selecting means when the information stored in the terminal side data storing section is transferred to the data storing section, The erase selection means generates an erase instruction and sends it to the data erase means. After transferring the transfer information stored in the terminal-side data storage unit to the data storage unit, the data erasing means stores information indicating the disappearance or deletion of the transfer information in the transfer information storage area on the terminal-side data storage unit. Write.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the ninth invention, when the erasing operation is selected by the erasing movement selecting means when the information stored in the terminal side data storing section is transferred to the data storing section. , The erasure movement selection means generates an erasure instruction and sends it to the data erasure movement means. After the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit, the data erasure moving means stores information indicating the disappearance or deletion of the transfer information in the transfer information storage area on the terminal side data storage unit. Write. When the move operation is selected by the erase move selecting means, the erase move selecting means generates a move instruction and sends it to the data erasing move means. After the transfer information stored in the terminal-side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit, the data erasing / moving means stores the transfer information in the storage area of the transfer information in the terminal-side data storage unit or in the area including the storage area. Information stored in areas other than the area is stored.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the tenth invention, when the insertion operation is selected by the insertion selection means when the information stored in the data storage unit is transferred to the terminal side data storage unit. The insert selecting means generates an insert instruction and sends it to the data saving means. Further, if another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage section where the transfer information is stored, the area where the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal side data storage section. Existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored or the end position of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is saved to another area on the terminal side data storage unit by the data saving means. To do.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the eleventh invention, when the erasing operation is selected by the erasing movement selecting means when the information stored in the terminal side data storing section is transferred to the data storing section. , The erasure movement selection means generates an erasure instruction and sends it to the data erasure movement means. After the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit, the data erasure moving means stores information indicating the disappearance or deletion of the transfer information in the transfer information storage area on the terminal side data storage unit. Write. Further, when the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit, if the move operation is selected by the delete move selecting unit, the delete move selecting unit generates a move instruction to delete the data. Send to means. After the transfer information stored in the terminal-side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit, the data erasing / moving means stores the transfer information in the storage area of the transfer information in the terminal-side data storage unit or in the area including the storage area. Information stored in areas other than the area is stored. Further, when the information stored in the data storage unit is transferred to the terminal-side data storage unit, if the insertion operation is selected by the insertion selection unit, the insertion selection unit generates an insertion instruction and sends it to the data saving unit. . Further, if another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer information is stored, the information located in the area in which the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred, or The data saving means saves existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit to another area on the terminal side data storage unit.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the twelfth invention, the stored information amount display means expresses the total amount of information stored in the data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the thirteenth invention, the stored information amount display means expresses the total amount of information stored in the data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the fourteenth invention, the stored information amount display means expresses the total amount of information stored in the data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the fifteenth invention, the stored content display means displays the information stored in the data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the sixteenth invention, the stored content display means displays the information stored in the data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the seventeenth invention, the stored content display means displays the information stored in the data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the eighteenth invention, the transfer content display means displays the transfer information exchanged between the data storage section and the terminal side data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the nineteenth invention, the transfer content display means displays the transfer information exchanged between the data storage section and the terminal side data storage section.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the twentieth invention, the transfer content display means displays the transfer information exchanged between the data storage unit and the terminal side data storage unit.

According to the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the twenty-first invention, the transfer direction display means displays the status of the transfer information storing operation to the data storage section or the transfer information output operation from the data storage section, respectively.

According to the direct operation type information transfer device of the twenty-second aspect, the transfer direction display means displays the status of the transfer information storage operation to the data storage section or the transfer information output operation from the data storage section, respectively.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The following describes the case where text information (code information) is displayed on the screen of the terminal as an example, but it is generally handled by the terminal such as image information (bitmap data) and graphic information (coordinate information). For information other than existing text information, each data is represented by a numerical value, bit, or byte, or a display means having more pixels than necessary to represent the text information for displaying the information. Or
When selecting information, use a pointing operation that specifies a range instead of a single point, create a symbolized font and express it, or symbolize it as text information and express it. By using one of them, it becomes possible to treat it in the same way as text information.

First, an embodiment of the invention of claim 1 (first invention) will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the first invention. According to the direct operation type information transfer device 101, the user can move to the position directly pointed on the terminal screen,
Information stored in advance in the data storage unit 122 of the direct operation type information transfer device 101 can be transferred and displayed.

The user uses the output position designating means 120 to perform the pointing operation 190 to the data display means 140 to designate the position for outputting the information. The designated position detection means 130 detects the occurrence of the pointing action 190, and checks the location on the terminal-side data storage unit 141 corresponding to the information or the position designated by the pointing action 190 to determine the position information 1
92 is generated, and the position information 19 is sent to the data input control unit 131.
Send 2. After the user specifies the output position by the output position specifying means 120, the user selects the output operation using the operation selecting means 121. The operation selection means 121 outputs the output instruction 193.
Is generated and sent to the data input control unit 131. After receiving both the position information 192 and the output instruction 193, the data input control unit 131 reads the stored information from the data storage unit 122 and writes it in the designated location on the terminal side data storage unit 141.

Data storage section 122 and data input control section 1
The exchange of information with 31 will be described. In the present embodiment, only the terminal-side interface unit 103 has a data control function, and the data input control unit 131 has an interface function of directly reading the stored information in the data storage unit 122. Therefore, the data storage unit 122 and the data input control unit 131 are directly connected by the signal line. With this configuration, the circuit inside the output unit 102 is simplified, and it is effective when the weight and size of the output unit 102 are reduced. In addition, the connection between the data storage unit 122 and the data input control unit 131 is performed using a removable connector, so that the output unit 102 can be removed and connected to another terminal equipped with the device of this embodiment. And functions as a device for supporting group cooperative work.

An embodiment of the second aspect of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the second invention. According to the direct-operation-type information transfer device 201 of the present embodiment, the user operates the direct-operation-type information transfer device 2 with the information displayed at the position directly pointed on the terminal screen.
01 can be transferred and stored.

The user uses the input position designating means 220 to perform the pointing operation 290 for the information displayed on the data display means 240. The designated position detection means 230 detects the occurrence of the pointing operation 290, checks the location where the information designated by the pointing operation 290 is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 241, generates the position information 292, and generates the data input unit 23.
Send to 1. After designating the input position, the user selects the input action using the action selection means 221. Operation selection means 2
21 generates an input instruction 293, and the data output control unit 231
Send to. After receiving both the position information 292 and the input instruction 293, the data output control unit 231 reads the specified storage information in the terminal-side data storage unit 241, and writes it in the data storage unit 222. The information stored in the data storage unit 222 can be output to another receiving terminal 205 having an interface with the data storage unit 222.

The data storage unit 222 in the embodiment of FIG.
Information exchange between the data output control unit 231 and the data output control unit 231 will be described. In this embodiment, the terminal side interface unit 2
03 has a data control function, and the data output control unit 2
Reference numeral 31 has an interface function of writing information in the data storage unit 222. Therefore, the data storage unit 22
2 and the data output control unit 231 are directly connected by a signal line.
This method simplifies the circuit inside the input unit 202, and is effective when the weight and size of the input unit 202 are reduced. In addition, by connecting the data storage unit 222 and the data output control unit 231 using a detachable connector, the input unit 202 can be detached and easily moved and carried to another device.

The third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can transfer and store the information displayed at the position pointed directly on the terminal screen to the direct operation type information transfer device, and the user can store the information. It is possible to transfer and display the information stored in the direct operation type information transfer device at the position pointed directly on the screen.

The user uses the input / output position designating means 320 to perform the pointing operation 390 with respect to the information displayed on the data display means 340. The designated position detection means 330 detects the occurrence of the pointing operation 390, and corresponds to the location where the information designated by the pointing operation 390 is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 241 or the position designated by the pointing operation 390. The position on the terminal side data storage unit 341 is checked, and the position information 392 is generated and sent to the data input / output unit 331. After designating the input position or the output position, the user uses the operation selecting means 321 to select either the input operation or the output operation. When the input operation is selected, the operation selecting unit 321 generates the input instruction 393 and sends it to the data input / output control unit 331. The data input / output control unit 331 has position information 3
After receiving both 92 and the input instruction 393, the designated storage information in the terminal side data storage unit 341 is read and written in the data storage unit 322. When the output operation is selected, the operation selecting unit 321 generates the output instruction 393 and sends it to the data input / output control unit 331.
After receiving both the position information 392 and the output instruction 393, the data input / output control unit 331 reads the stored information from the data storage unit 322 and writes it in the designated location on the terminal side data storage unit 341.

The exchange of information between the data storage unit 322 and the data input / output control device 331 in the third invention will be described. In the present invention, only the terminal side interface unit has a data control function, and the data input / output control unit 331
Has an interface function capable of reading and writing information from and to the data storage unit 322. Therefore, the data storage unit 3
22 and the data input / output control unit 331 are directly connected by a signal line. This method simplifies the internal circuit of the input / output unit and is effective when the weight and size of the input / output unit are reduced. Also, by connecting the data storage unit and the data input / output control unit using a removable connector,
By removing the input / output unit, it becomes possible to connect to a terminal equipped with another device of the present invention, and it functions as a device for supporting group cooperative work.

A method of sending the signal generated by the operation selecting means to the terminal side interface section in the first invention, the second invention and the third invention will be described. In the present invention, since the transfer information is exchanged via the signal line, the signal generated by the operation selecting means is also sent to the terminal side interface section via the signal line.

An embodiment of claim 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can transfer and display the information stored in advance in the direct operation type information transfer device at the position pointed directly on the terminal screen. Furthermore, since the output unit has a data output control unit,
It becomes possible to send a signal to the terminal side interface unit. By incorporating a communication interface in the data output control section and the data input control section, it becomes possible to exchange signals between the output unit and the terminal side interface section using the communication means.

The user uses the output position designating means 420 to perform a designating operation 490 on the data displaying means 440 to designate the position for outputting information. Designated position detection means 430
Detects the occurrence of the instruction operation 490, and
A location on the terminal-side data storage unit 441 corresponding to the information or position designated by 0 is checked to generate position information 492 and sent to the data input unit 431. After designating the output position, the user selects the output operation using the operation selection means 421.
The operation selecting means 421 generates an output instruction 493 and sends it to the data input control unit 431, and also generates an output instruction 494 and sends it to the data output control unit 423. Data input control unit 43
After receiving both the position information 492 and the output instruction 493, 1 receives the stored information from the data output control unit 423 and writes it in the designated place on the terminal side data storage unit 441. The data output control unit 423 reads the stored information from the data storage unit 422 while synchronizing with the data input control unit 431, and sends the transfer information to the data input control unit 423.

An embodiment of claim 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can transfer and store the information displayed at the position pointed directly on the terminal screen to the direct operation type information transfer device. Furthermore, since the input unit has a data output control unit,
It becomes possible to receive a signal from the terminal side interface unit. By incorporating the communication interface in the data input control unit and the data output control unit, it becomes possible to exchange signals between the input unit and the terminal side interface unit using the communication means.

The user uses the input position designating means 520 to perform the pointing operation 590 with respect to the information displayed on the data display means 540. The designated position detecting means 530 detects the occurrence of the pointing operation 590, checks the place where the information designated by the pointing operation 590 is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 541, and generates the position information 592 to generate the data output unit 53.
Send to 1. After designating the input position, the user selects the input action using the action selection means 221. Operation selection means 5
21 generates the input instruction 593, and the data output control unit 531
To the unit-side data input / output control unit 523. Data output control unit 531
After receiving both the position information 592 and the input instruction 593, sends the designated storage information in the terminal side data storage unit 541 to the unit side data input / output control unit 523. The unit side data input / output control unit 523 receives the transfer information in synchronization with the data output control unit 531,
Data is written in the data storage unit 622. The unit-side data input / output control unit 523 has a data output function, and when an output operation is selected by the operation selection unit 520 and an output instruction 594 is received, or when a data request is received from another receiving terminal 505, The storage information of the data storage unit 522 is output.

An embodiment of claim 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can transfer and store the information displayed at the position directly pointed on the terminal screen to the direct operation type information transfer device, and the user can store the information. It is possible to transfer and display the information stored in the direct operation type information transfer device at the position pointed directly on the screen. Furthermore, since the data input / output control unit is included in the input unit, it is possible to send and receive signals to and from the terminal side interface unit. By incorporating a communication interface in each data input / output control unit, it becomes possible to exchange signals between the input / output unit and the terminal side interface unit using the communication means.

The user uses the input / output position designating means 620 to perform an instruction operation 690 for the information displayed on the data display means 640. The designated position detecting means 630 detects the occurrence of the pointing operation 690 and corresponds to the location where the information designated by the pointing operation 690 is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 641 or the position designated by the pointing operation 690. The position on the terminal-side data storage unit 641 is checked, position information 692 is generated, and the interface-side data input / output unit 6 is generated.
Send to 31. After designating the input position or the output position, the user uses the operation selecting means 621 to select either the input operation or the output operation. When the input operation is selected, the operation selecting means 621 generates an input instruction 693 and sends it to the interface side data input / output control section 631, and also generates an input instruction 694 and sends it to the unit side data input / output control section 623. . The interface side data input / output control section 631 reads the specified storage information in the terminal side data storage section 641 after receiving both the position information 692 and the input instruction 693, and the unit side data input / output control section 6
Send to 23. The unit side data input / output control section 623 receives the transfer information in synchronization with the interface side data input / output control section 631 and writes the transfer information in the data storage section 622. When the output operation is selected, the operation selecting means 621 generates an output instruction 693 and sends it to the interface side data input / output control section 631, and also generates an output instruction 694 and the unit side data input / output control section 623.
Send to. After receiving both the position information 692 and the output instruction 693, the interface-side data input / output control unit 631 receives the storage information from the unit-side data input / output control unit 623 and writes it in the specified location on the terminal-side data storage unit 641. I do. Unit side data input / output control unit 6
23 reads the stored information from the data storage unit 622 in synchronization with the interface side data input / output control unit 631 and sends the transfer information to the interface side data input control unit 623.

Exchange of transfer data between the unit and the terminal side interface section in the fourth, fifth and sixth inventions will be described. In the present invention, both the unit and the terminal-side interface section have a data control function, and data transmission control on the unit side is possible, which is highly applicable and expandable. In particular, by incorporating a communication interface in both the data output control unit and the data input control unit, it becomes easy to exchange data with another terminal. RS2
When a standard interface such as 32C or GP-IB is used, data can be easily exchanged with a conventional terminal. Further, when the unit and the terminal side interface unit are connected by wire, the operability is improved by connecting the connector using a detachable connector, and further the direct operation type information transfer device connected to another terminal. It becomes easy to connect with and functions as a device for supporting group cooperative work.

When wireless is used as a communication medium,
The operability is improved compared to the case of connecting to the terminal by wire.
When a plurality of direct operation type information transfer devices are used at the same terminal at the same time, a method for preventing interference such as assigning a communication channel to each device or transmitting information in a time division manner is used. Similarly, when a plurality of terminals coexist in the same room, a method of preventing interference between devices is used. At this time, the communication channel assigned to each device serves as an identifier of the device itself, so that information can be exchanged smoothly between the terminals when group cooperation work is performed. Therefore, when a plurality of direct operation information transfer devices are used for one terminal in an environment where a plurality of terminals coexist, the frequency for communication is changed for each terminal, and time division processing or multiplexing processing is performed for each frequency. Alternatively, a method of limiting the number of direct operation information transfer devices that can be simultaneously operated by one terminal to one is used. In order to exchange information between different terminals in a wireless environment, it is necessary to match the communication channel (communication frequency or the like) between the direct operation information transfer device and the terminal side interface. At this time, there are a method of manually adjusting the respective communication channels and a method of dynamically and automatically assigning the communication channels such as negotiation between a master station and a slave station of a mobile phone. There is also a method of using a medium having a strong directivity such as light to limit the communicable range to the vicinity of each terminal to prevent interference with an adjacent terminal. In this case, it becomes possible to perform communication by using light of the same wavelength. In addition, since the terminal itself easily becomes a noise source of radio waves, it is effective to use light in the infrared or visible range, ultrasonic waves, etc. for wireless communication around the terminal.

A method of sending the signal generated by the operation selecting means to the terminal side interface section in the fourth, fifth and sixth inventions will be described. In the present invention, the transfer information can be exchanged via communication, and it is convenient to arrange the transfer information in the communication mode when transmitting the signal generated by the operation selecting means. For example,
When the wireless is used for transmitting and receiving the transfer information, the signal generated by the operation selecting means is also wirelessly sent to the terminal side interface unit. In this case, a communication interface exists inside the operation selecting means, and the data control section in the terminal side interface section also has a communication interface for receiving the signal transmitted by the operation selecting means. Further, there is also a method in which the communication interface incorporated in each data control unit and the communication interface incorporated in the operation selecting unit are made common, and the signal generated by the operation selecting unit and the transfer information are multiplexed and sent.

The data storage unit in the first and fourth inventions will be described. The data storage unit of the present invention does not need to change the stored contents while it is attached to the output unit. Therefore, a storage medium having only a reading function is used. Specifically, a ROM is used. R
Contents to be stored in the OM are written in advance before being attached to the device of the present invention. A read / write storage medium other than a ROM can be used, but the write operation is not performed in the device of the present invention. Specifically, a storage medium such as a RAM having a backup power source, a flash memory, a memory card, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk can be used. Further, a magnetic storage medium such as a floppy disk or a magnetic tape can be used.

The data storage section in the second invention, the third invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be described. The data storage unit of the present invention uses a storage medium capable of both reading and writing. Further, since it is necessary to retain the stored contents, specifically, a RAM having a backup power source, a flash memory, a memory card, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic storage medium such as a floppy disk or a magnetic tape, or the like is used.

A storage format of information in the data storage unit in the first invention, the second invention, the third invention, the fourth invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be described. The storage of information in the data storage unit of the present invention deals with only one series of information. That is, even if information is stored or transferred on a terminal semantically, the entire information to be transferred is treated as one continuous piece of information, and the storage area of the data storage unit is divided into a plurality of pieces of information. Do not do it in principle.

An example of the case involving the initialization operation of the data storage unit in the second invention, the third invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be described. In this method, when storing information in the data storage unit, all storage areas of the data storage unit are set to 0 or null information. By processing in this way, it becomes easy to grasp the amount of stored information. When writing data, start writing from the beginning of the storage area. When reading the stored information, it is read from the beginning of the storage area until 0 or null information is detected. Erasing methods include erasing the information stored in the data storage unit in order from the information output when outputting to the outside of the unit, and erasing the entire storage area of the data storage unit immediately before writing the data. There is.

An example in which the initialization operation of the data storage unit is not performed in the second, third, fifth, and sixth inventions will be described. In this method, data is always written from the beginning of the storage area of the data storage unit, and a character string or a numerical value indicating the end of the data is added to the end of the stored information and written. When reading the stored information, it is read from the beginning of the storage area until the end of the data is detected. With this method, it is possible to easily output the information once stored repeatedly. Other than this, there is a method of managing the addresses of the leading and trailing ends of the storage area.

The information storage format of the data storage unit in the first invention, the second invention, the third invention, the fourth invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be further described. The greatest advantage of handling only a single piece of information is that the management and access methods for stored information are simple. For example, when information is stored in the data storage unit, when the method of starting writing from the beginning of the data storage unit and writing the information that means the end of the data at the end is adopted, address management of the storage area becomes unnecessary. When reading, a simple operation such as reading from the beginning address to the detection of the terminal symbol is sufficient. The fact that one device can handle only one piece of information at a time is disadvantageous in terms of efficient use of storage media and equipment, but the user understands virtual operations inside the terminal such as storing, moving, and editing information. Can be made easier. That is, each piece of target information is transferred to the direct operation information transfer device.
By assigning each one, it is possible to incorporate the physical feeling of using an "information eyedropper" for virtual work and the daily feeling of using stationery by function. The user understands the work,
It can provide an environment that is easy to manage.

Removal of the data storage unit in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth inventions will be described.
As described above, the handling of one device and one piece of information is good in that the virtual work is easy to understand, but a problem occurs when a single device handles a plurality of pieces of information. When there is this request, a removable data storage unit is used. Further, when group collaboration work is being performed, information can be transferred between group members by exchanging data in the data storage unit in addition to the exchange of the direct type information transfer apparatus main body.

In the first invention, the second invention, the third invention, the fourth invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention, the case of handling a plurality of information without exchanging the data storage unit explain. In order to realize this function, it is necessary to add a function of managing the storage area of the data storage unit in the device of the present invention. Specifically, management of the storage position of each stored information and the number of stored information, further, when reading data from the terminal, garbage collection of the storage area in the data storage unit, initialization,
There is a method of providing a function such as erasing. Further, a means for selecting which stored information to output is required. It is advantageous in terms of operability to add the information selecting means to the output unit, the input unit, or the input / output unit. In order to selectively read and write data from a specific area of the data storage unit, it is possible to access any position of the data storage unit for each data output control unit, data input control unit or data input / output control unit. There is a way to do so. In addition, there is a method of changing the storage area to be accessed on the data storage unit side so that the external access can be performed in the same manner as the conventional access. Specifically, it is possible to change the contents to be accessed although the access position from the outside is the same, such as providing a buffer area in the data storage unit or switching the memory bank, or to set an offset value for the address to be accessed. Like this,
There is a method of managing the offset value.
In the fourth, fifth, and sixth inventions, there is also a method of causing the data control mechanism on the unit side to perform such address management.

Input position specifying means or output position specifying means or input / output position specifying means in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth inventions; The designated position detecting means will be described. The input position designating means of the present invention is a device for designating the position on the display screen of the data display means by directly contacting the data display means of the terminal or bringing the data display means of the terminal close to the data display means. The position designating means can be held by hand so that the pointing operation can be easily performed on the screen, and the tip has a thin shape so that sufficient accuracy can be obtained for selecting specific information on the screen. By using a shape similar to a stationery such as a pen, it is possible to bring it closer to the daily work environment and to make it easier for the user to understand the functions. There are a method of forming the unit by the entire position specifying means as shown in FIG. 23 (a) and a method of separating the unit main body and the position specifying means as shown in FIG. 23 (b). Depending on the method you choose to detect the specified position,
In some cases, it has a built-in function of outputting position information and receiving a signal for position detection generated by the data display unit or a designated position detection unit installed in the vicinity thereof.

The designated position detecting means detects the position on the screen pointed by the position designating means, and associates the pointed position on the screen with the storage area in the terminal side data storage section. There are various methods for pointing on the screen and detecting the pointed position, but in the present invention, any method can be used as long as it is a pointing device that directly points and detects the position by using an instrument for pointing on the screen. Even those of the above can be used.
Examples of the method of detecting the specified position by the position specifying operation include a method of attaching a sensor for position detection like a touch panel on the surface of the display screen and a method of detecting the timing of drawing the display screen like a light pen. In addition, in the method of detecting the relative positional relationship between the tip of the position designating means and the data display means, the device for designating the position generates ultrasonic waves or infrared rays containing position information, and the sensor on the terminal side outputs the signal. Is available to calculate the position. These pointing devices only generate plane coordinate values on the screen and coordinate values at which the pointing device is located, and it is necessary to separately associate display information with these coordinate values. The designated position detecting means of the present invention has a function of associating the display information with the coordinate value designated by the pointing. The case where text information is displayed as data will be described as an example. When characters are displayed and work is performed, the size of the character font for one character on the screen is the minimum unit for position detection. As an example, the text V is used as the storage area of the terminal-side data storage unit.
Consider RAM, coordinates on screen and text VRA in terminal
A case of associating with M will be described. The screen coordinates and the text VRAM can be associated with each other by a simple well-known simple numerical conversion unique to each terminal. Therefore,
The position detecting means converts the coordinate value on the screen designated by the pointing into the address of the text VRAM by this numerical conversion and passes the address to the data control section. When executing application software such as a word processor, the work result must be reflected not only in the text VRAM but also in the document storage area. In this case, if a change in the document storage area is reflected on the screen display at any time, only the document storage area needs to be accessed, and the display position on the screen and the document storage area are changed every time the display area is changed. The position detecting means holds the correspondence relationship of. In order to use the device of the present invention without changing the conventional application software, the keyboard control unit of a conventional terminal or the control unit of a pointing device such as a mouse is interrupted, and the device of the present invention is used. The position on the screen pointed by is converted into the coordinate system of these conventional input devices, and these conventional control units are relayed to access the terminal side data storage unit. In this case, the position detecting means associates the coordinates on the screen with the coordinate system of the conventional input device. The correspondence between the position on the screen performed by the position detection means and the terminal side data storage unit is included in application software designed on the assumption that the device of the present invention is used.
It can be realized by software.

Position designation in the first invention, the second invention, the third invention, the fourth invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be further described. In order to specify the position accurately, it is better to explicitly inform the user of the position and information pointed by the position specifying means on the screen. As a method for realizing this, there are methods such as displaying a cursor indicating a designated position, displaying designated coordinates, blinking designated position and designated information, highlighting, reversing display, and changing color. Further, in the present invention, even after the position designation is performed and the position designation means is separated from the data display means, the information regarding the designated position is held inside the apparatus until the operation is selected by the operation selection means. The held information on the designated position is automatically refreshed at the end of the transfer. Further, when the designated position is changed after the position is designated, the previously held contents are manually erased. When continuous position designation such as area designation is performed on the screen, the detected position information is sequentially stacked. With this function, a plurality of characters such as words and sentences can be handled by a series of operations such as tracing a character string in order by the position specifying means.

When performing work while designating a position on the screen, an environment is conceivable in which work is performed while experimentally displaying the pointing position using a cursor or the like on the screen. This is a method often used for indirect pointing devices such as a mouse. When incorporating this method in the present invention, a mechanism for displaying the indicated position at all times or when the device is close to the data display device, and a means for determining the position designation equivalent to a mouse click are added. It can be realized. In this case, the designated position detecting means sends the position information to the data control unit when the position designation is determined. The position designation determining means can be replaced by the operation selecting means.

The operation selecting means in the first invention, the second invention, the third invention, the fourth invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be described. The simplest operation selecting means can be realized by a switch pushed by a finger. Further, by adding a switch to the tip of the position designation means, it becomes possible to perform position designation and operation selection at the same time.
There is also a method of associating with the operation selection that the specified position on the screen is kept pointing for a certain time or more and the designated position does not change when the operation selection is either input or output. When the action selection is made, it is more reassuring to the user that the device has accepted the action selection. Specifically, sounds and blinking lights,
There are methods of displaying a message, blinking a designated position and designated information, highlighting, reversing, and changing a color.

Writing the transfer information in the terminal side data storage section in the first, third, fourth and sixth inventions will be described. In the device of the present invention, the transfer information is overwritten in the storage area of the terminal side data storage unit. However, when accessing the data storage unit on the terminal side by relaying the control unit in the conventional terminal, operations other than overwriting are also executed because it is similar to the function that has been operating conventionally in the terminal. There is.

The state of the storage area of the terminal side data storage section after transfer information transfer to the unit side in the second invention, the third invention, the fifth invention and the sixth invention will be described. In the device of the present invention, the information as the transfer source is retained even after the information is transferred.

An embodiment of claim 7 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, when the user transfers the information stored in the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit,
If other information already exists in the area on the terminal-side data storage unit where the transfer information is stored, the location of the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal-side data storage unit. Information, or existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is saved to another area on the terminal side data storage unit by the data saving means. You can Figure 7 (a) shows the first
This is an example in which the data saving function of the present invention is added to the above invention. When the user executes the insert operation, the insert selecting unit 720 selects the insert operation before selecting the output operation. The insertion selection means 720 generates an insertion instruction 790 and sends it to the data saving means 730. When the data saving unit 730 receives the insertion instruction 790, the data saving unit 730 compares the transfer data 122 sent from the data input control unit 131 and the result of the storage area inquiry 792 of the terminal side data storage unit 141, and obtains the transfer information 112. When the information already exists in the storage area to be written, the data saving operation 791 is performed,
After the data to be saved is moved to another storage area in the terminal side data storage unit 141, the transfer information 112 is sent to the terminal side data storage unit 141. If there is no insertion instruction 790, the data saving unit 730 passes the transfer information 112 to the terminal side data storage unit 141 as it is. FIG. 7B is an example in which the present invention is added to the fourth invention, and operates in the same manner as in the case of the first invention.

An eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can select the erasing operation when transferring the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit, and store it in the terminal side data storage unit. By deleting the information from the transfer source after transferring the stored information to the data storage unit, you can obtain the feeling that the information has moved from the terminal to the unit side without affecting the information that was not the transfer target. Will be available.

FIG. 8A shows an example in which the data erasing function of the present invention is added to the second invention. When the user executes the erase operation, the erase selecting means 820 selects the erase operation before selecting the input operation. Erase selection means 82
0 generates an erase instruction 890 and sends it to the data erasing means 830. When the data erasing unit 830 receives the erasing instruction 890, the data erasing unit 830 refers to the transfer information 211 and detects and holds the position where the transfer information is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 241. The data erasing unit 890 is the data output control unit 231.
After sending the transfer information 211 to the data erasing means 890
Performs a data erasing operation 891 on the place where the transfer information was stored. If there is no erase instruction 890, the data erasing means 830 transfers the transfer information 211 to the data output control unit
Continue to 31. FIG. 8B is an example in which the present invention is added to the fifth invention, and operates in the same manner as the case of the second invention.

The method using the data erasing means of the present invention is as follows:
This is effective in a work environment where information displayed on the screen has a high degree of independence and the arrangement of other information does not change when moving specific data, as seen in the data of drawing tools. .

An embodiment of claim 9 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can select either the erasing operation or the moving operation when transferring the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit,
By transferring the information stored in the terminal-side data storage unit to the data storage unit and then deleting the information of the transfer source, or by overwriting with the information that was not the transfer target,
It is possible to obtain a feeling that information has moved from the terminal to the unit side.

FIG. 9A shows an example in which the data erasing / moving function of the present invention is added to the second invention. When the user performs the erase operation, the erase move selecting means 920 selects the erase operation before selecting the input operation, and when the move operation is performed, the erase move before selecting the input operation. The selecting means 920 selects a moving operation. The erase move selection means 920 uses the erase instruction 990 or the move instruction 99.
0 is generated and sent to the data erasing / moving means 930. The data deletion moving means 930 uses the deletion instruction 990 or the movement instruction 99.
When 0 is received, the transfer information 211 is referred to, and the position where the transfer information is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 241 is detected and held. After the data erasing moving unit 990 sends the transfer information 211 to the data output control unit 231, the data erasing unit 990 performs the data erasing operation on the place where the transfer information is stored when the erasing operation is selected. 991, and when the move operation is selected, the data move operation 991 is performed to overwrite the information that was not the transfer target in the area where the transfer information was stored.
If there is no deletion instruction 990 or movement instruction 990, the data deletion movement means 930 passes the transfer information 211 to the data output control unit 231 as it is. FIG. 9B is an example in which the present invention is added to the fifth invention, and operates in the same manner as the case of the second invention.

The method using the data erasing means of the present invention is as follows:
As in the case of document data, the front and back of a data string are closely related, and it is effective for processing in which it is necessary to select whether to fill blank spaces or leave blank spaces after moving data.

An embodiment of claim 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct-operation-type information transfer device of the present invention, when the user transfers the information stored in the data storage unit to the terminal-side data storage unit, the user stores the transferred information in an area on the terminal-side data storage unit. If other information already exists, before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal-side data storage unit, the information located in the area where the transfer information is stored or the terminal from the head position where the transfer information is stored The data saving means can save existing information up to the end of the information stored in the side data storage section to another area on the terminal side data storage section.

FIG. 10A shows an example in which the data saving function of the present invention is added to the third invention. When the user executes the insert operation, the insert selecting unit 1020 selects the insert operation before selecting the output operation. The insertion selection means 1020 generates an insertion instruction 1090 and the data saving means 1
Send to 030. The data saving means 1030 uses the insertion instruction 10
When 90 is received, the transfer data 312 sent from the data input / output control unit 331 is compared with the result of the storage area inquiry 1092 of the terminal side data storage unit 341, and the transfer information 312 is to be written in the storage area. If the information already exists, the data saving operation 1091 is performed, the data to be saved is moved to another storage area in the terminal side data storage unit 341, and then the transfer information 312 is sent to the terminal side data storage unit 341. When there is no insertion instruction 1090, the data saving unit 1030 passes the transfer information 312 to the terminal side data storage unit 341 as it is. FIG. 10B is an example in which the present invention is added to the sixth invention, and operates in the same manner as in the case of the third invention.

An embodiment of claim 11 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can select either the erasing operation or the moving operation when transferring the information stored in the terminal side data storage section to the data storage section. It seems that the information moved from the terminal to the unit side by transferring the information stored in the data storage unit to the data storage unit and then deleting the information of the transfer source or overwriting with the information that was not the transfer target. When the user transfers the information stored in the data storage unit to the data storage unit on the terminal side, the user can obtain a feeling of If other information already exists, the information located in the area where the transfer information is stored or the start position where the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal-side data storage unit. Data saving means existing information up to the end of the information stored in Luo terminal data storage unit can be saved to a different area on the terminal side data storage unit.

FIG. 11A shows an example in which the data erasing movement function and the data saving function of the present invention are added to the third invention. When the user performs the erase operation, the erase move selecting means 1120 selects the erase operation before selecting the input operation, and when the move operation is performed, the erase move before selecting the input operation. The selecting unit 1120 selects a moving operation. The erase move selection means 1120 generates an erase instruction 1190 or move instruction 1190 and sends it to the data erase move means 1130. Data erasure moving means 1130
When the erase instruction 1190 or the move instruction 1190 is received, the transfer information 312 is referred to, and the position where the transfer information is stored in the terminal side data storage unit 341 is detected and held. After the data erasure moving unit 1190 sends the transfer information 312 to the data input / output control unit 331, the data erasing unit 1190 erases the data in the place where the transfer information was stored when the erasing operation is selected. Action 11
91, and when the move operation is selected, the data move operation 1191 is performed, and the area in which the transfer information is stored is overwritten with the information that was not the transfer target. When there is no erase instruction 1190 or move instruction 1190, the data erase move means 1130 passes the transfer information 312 to the data output control unit 331 as it is. Further, when the user executes the inserting operation, the inserting selecting unit 1121 selects the inserting operation before selecting the output operation. The insertion selection unit 1121 generates an insertion instruction 1192 and sends it to the data saving unit 1131. Data saving means 1131 inserts instruction 1
When receiving 192, the data input / output control unit 331
The transfer data 312 (c) sent from the server is compared with the result of the storage area inquiry 1194 of the terminal side data storage unit 341, and if the information already exists in the storage area where the transfer information 312 is to be written, the data is transferred. The save operation 1193 is performed, the data to be saved is moved to another storage area in the terminal side data storage unit 341, and then the transfer information 312 is sent to the terminal side data storage unit 341. If there is no insert instruction 1192, the data saving means 1131 passes the transfer information 312 to the terminal side data storage unit 341 as it is. FIG. 11B shows the sixth
The present invention is an example in which the present invention is added to the above invention, and operates in the same manner as in the case of the third invention.

Seventh invention and tenth invention and first
The data saving operation in the first invention will be described. Saving data is to prevent existing data from being destroyed by overwriting transfer information. Generally, the evacuation method differs depending on the attribute of data to be handled, the data management method on the application side, the capacity of the storage area of the terminal side data storage unit, and the difference in the correspondence between the screen display and the storage area. Therefore, the data saving method and the erasing operation are specified in advance in the data saving means in accordance with these conditions, the work environment, and the operating application program.

Eighth invention and ninth invention and eleventh invention
The data erasing operation in the invention will be described. An example of erasing data in the present invention is a method of generating a blank in a place where information existed. In this case,
For example, if character information is displayed, a blank character code will be written. In general, the data erasing operation method differs depending on the attribute of the data to be handled, the data management method on the application side, and the correspondence between the storage area of the terminal side data storage unit and the screen display. Therefore, the data erasing method and the erasing operation are designated in advance in the data saving means in accordance with these conditions, working environment and operating application program.

The data movement operation in the ninth and eleventh inventions will be described. An example of data movement in the present invention is a method of rearranging all the information stored in the storage area after the transfer information of the terminal side data storage unit, starting from the start position of the transfer information. That is, the storage area for the transfer information is overwritten. In general, the method of data movement differs depending on the attribute of the data to be handled, the data management method on the application side, and the correspondence between the storage area of the terminal side data storage unit and the screen display. Therefore, the data movement method and movement are specified in advance in the data movement means according to these conditions, work environment, and operating application programs.

The insertion selecting means, the erasing selecting means or the erasing movement selecting means in the seventh invention, the eighth invention, the ninth invention, the tenth invention and the eleventh invention will be described. The simplest implementation method is to use a switch that is pushed by a finger as in the operation selecting means. However, the method of selecting the insert, erase, or move operation for each transfer operation may reduce efficiency. Therefore, a type of switch such as a toggle switch or a flip-flop circuit that can continue the ON / OFF state is used. Also, in this case, the operation under which the device is currently selected is made to be different depending on whether the switch is on or off, the lamp is turned on, the color or shape of the cursor on the screen is changed, or a message is displayed. It is presented to the user using a method such as. When each selection is made, it is safer for the user to notify the user that the device has accepted the selection operation. Specifically, there are methods such as blinking of sounds and lamps, message display, blinking of designated position and designated information, highlight display, reverse display, and color change.

The 12th embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can know the total amount of information stored in the data storage unit, and can judge whether the information is stored or not without outputting the transfer information. it can. FIG. 12 (a) is an example in which the stored information amount display means of the present invention is added to the first invention. The stored information amount display means 1220 performs a stored information amount detecting operation 1290 and displays the amount of information stored in the data storage unit.
FIG. 12 (b) is an example in which the present invention is added to the fourth invention,
The same operation as in the case of the first invention is performed. Regarding implementation of the present invention with respect to the seventh invention, FIG. 12 (a) or FIG. 12 (b)
According to the example shown in.

The thirteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can know the total amount of information stored in the data storage unit, and can judge whether the information is stored or not without outputting the transfer information. it can. FIG. 13 (a) is an example in which the stored information amount display means of the present invention is added to the second invention. The stored information amount display means 1320 is operated by the stored information amount detecting operation 1390.
And the amount of information stored in the data storage unit is displayed. FIG. 13B is an example in which the present invention is added to the fifth invention, and operates in the same manner as in the case of the second invention. FIG. 1 shows the implementation of the present invention with respect to the eighth invention or the ninth invention.
3 (a) or the example shown in FIG. 13 (b).

An embodiment of claim 14 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can know the total amount of information stored in the data storage unit, and can judge whether the information is stored or not without outputting the transfer information. it can. FIG. 14 (a) is an example in which the stored information amount display means of the present invention is added to the third invention. The stored information amount display means 1420 performs the stored information amount detecting operation 1490 and displays the amount of information stored in the data storage unit.
FIG. 14 (b) is an example in which the present invention is added to the sixth invention,
The same operation as in the case of the third invention is performed. FIG. 1 shows the embodiment of the present invention with respect to the tenth invention or the eleventh invention.
4 (a) or the example shown in FIG. 14 (b).

The stored information amount detecting operation in the twelfth invention, the thirteenth invention and the fourteenth invention will be described. The method of detecting the amount of information stored in the data storage unit differs depending on the information storage format of the data storage unit. Taking the above-mentioned storage method as an example, 0 or null information is detected from the beginning of the storage area of the data storage unit in the method of initializing the data storage unit, and information of the data end is detected in the method of not initializing the data storage unit. There is a method of performing a trial read operation for each unit information amount and counting the number of read times until the end position is detected. There is also a method of counting the amount of input / output data during the data input / output operation and reading the value when necessary. Also,
In the method of managing the address of the storage area, the amount of information stored can be known from the difference between the addresses of the leading and trailing ends of the stored information.

The stored information amount display means in the twelfth invention, the thirteenth invention and the fourteenth invention will be described. As a method of expressing the amount of stored information, there are a method of using characters and symbols, and a method of presenting after being converted into a physical amount such as length, size, brightness and time interval. For example, a method that uses a bar graph display device as an example of the length is
As a method of expressing the time interval, there is a method of changing the interval of the blinking time of the lamp according to the amount.

The stored information amount display means and the stored information amount detection means in the twelfth invention will be further described. 12th
Invention relates to a device dedicated to output, and therefore
After the information stored in the data storage unit is transferred, the stored information remains as it is, and the stored information amount does not change. Therefore, the stored information amount detection means performs only once when the device is started,
The display of the stored information amount may be held, or the detected stored information amount may be stored in the stored content display means. It is also possible to write the amount of stored information in the data storage unit in advance.

The stored information amount display means and the stored information amount detection means in the thirteenth invention and the fourteenth invention will be further described. The thirteenth invention and the fourteenth invention relate to a device for performing input / output, and therefore, the amount of information stored in the data storage unit dynamically changes. Therefore, it is necessary to dynamically display and change the stored information amount. The stored information amount is not detected during the information transfer operation, and the stored information amount is detected and displayed when the information transfer is completed. Also,
There is also a method of performing sequential detection during the information transfer operation. The sequential detection method has an advantage that the transfer operation can be confirmed in real time.

Using the display method of converting into a physical quantity,
In addition, the method of erasing the transferred information from the data storage unit has an advantage in that the amount of stored information can be displayed to express the movement of the information and the user can easily work. If the information transfer is completed instantly, in order to present the fluctuation of the stored information amount to the user in an easy-to-understand manner, the stored information amount is not displayed in real time and it takes a longer time than the actual required information transfer time. There is a way to display. In this case, it is not necessary to sequentially detect the stored information amount, and the information amount before and after the transfer may be displayed while being interpolated.

The fifteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can display all or a part of the information stored in the data storage unit, and whether or not the information is stored and what kind of content is stored. Whether or not it is stored can be determined without outputting the transfer information. FIG. 15 (a) is an example in which the storage content display means of the present invention is added to the first invention.
The stored content display means 1520 is operated by the stored content detection operation 1590.
And the information stored in the data storage unit is displayed.
FIG. 15 (b) is an example in which the present invention is added to the fourth invention,
The same operation as in the case of the first invention is performed. Regarding implementation of the present invention with respect to the seventh invention, FIG. 15 (a) or FIG. 15 (b)
According to the example shown in.

The sixteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can display all or a part of the information stored in the data storage unit, and whether or not the information is stored and what kind of content is stored. Whether or not it is stored can be determined without outputting the transfer information. FIG. 16 (a) is an example in which the storage content display means of the present invention is added to the second invention.
The stored content display means 1620 is operated by the stored content detection operation 1690.
And the information stored in the data storage unit is displayed.
FIG. 16 (b) is an example in which the present invention is added to the fifth invention,
The same operation as in the case of the second invention is performed. FIG. 16 shows the implementation of the present invention with respect to the eighth and ninth inventions.
According to the example shown in (a) or FIG. 16 (b).

The seventeenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 17 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can display all or a part of the information stored in the data storage unit, and whether or not the information is stored and what kind of content is stored. Whether or not it is stored can be determined without outputting the transfer information. FIG. 17 (a) is an example in which the storage content display means of the present invention is added to the third invention.
The stored content display means 1720 operates to detect stored content 1790.
And the information stored in the data storage unit is displayed.
FIG. 17 (b) is an example in which the present invention is added to the sixth invention,
The same operation as in the case of the third invention is performed. FIG. 1 shows the implementation of the present invention with respect to the tenth invention and the eleventh invention.
7 (a) or the example shown in FIG. 17 (b).

The memory content display means in the fifteenth invention, the sixteenth invention and the seventeenth invention will be described. Although there are differences in the representation of the stored contents depending on the attribute of the stored information and the degree of difficulty, since the device of the present invention is intended for the purpose of confirming the stored information and knowing the state of transfer, the faithful representation of the stored information is not possible. Therefore, if the stored content display means does not have sufficient display capability, it can be realized by a method of converting into a simplified representation and displaying. Since it is difficult to display all the information even when the amount of stored information is large, a method such as using a simplified expression or displaying only a part is used. Further, by adding management information such as a title and a comment that can be easily displayed to the stored information and using it as alternative information, it becomes easy to handle information having various attributes.

The memory content detecting means in the fifteenth invention will be further described. The fifteenth invention relates to an output-only device, and therefore, after the information stored in the data storage unit is transferred, the stored information remains as it is,
The stored content of the data storage unit does not change. Therefore, when the display is not changed due to a small amount of information or the like, the stored content detection means can be implemented only once when the device is started up, and the stored content display can be retained.

The memory content detecting means in the sixteenth invention and the seventeenth invention will be further described. The sixteenth invention and the seventeenth invention relate to an input / output device, and therefore, the stored information in the data storage unit changes dynamically. Therefore, it is necessary to dynamically display and change the information stored in the data storage unit. The stored contents are not detected during the information transfer operation, and the stored contents are detected and displayed when the information transfer is completed. There is also a method of performing sequential detection during the information transfer operation. The sequential detection method has an advantage that the transfer operation can be confirmed in real time.

The method of erasing the transferred information from the stored content display section or displaying it in some way emphasizes that the information is moving and the user can easily work. There are advantages. When the information transfer is completed in an instant, it may be displayed for a longer time than the actual required information transfer time, instead of displaying it in real time in order to present it to the user in an easy-to-understand manner. In this case, it is not necessary to sequentially detect the stored contents, and the states of the data storage unit before and after the transfer may be displayed using an interpolating expression.

An eighteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 18 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can confirm the information being transferred and the transfer operation when transferring the information stored in the data storage unit. FIG. 18A shows an example in which the transfer content display means of the present invention is added to the first invention. The transfer content display means 1820 receives the transfer information 111 (a) output from the data storage unit 122, displays the content thereof, and displays the same information 111 (b) as the transfer information 111 (a).
Is output. FIG. 18B is an example in which the present invention is added to the fourth invention, and operates in the same manner as in the case of the first invention. In addition, FIG. 18C is an example in which the content of the transfer information is detected from the output control unit. The transfer content display unit 1820 performs a transfer content detection operation 1820 on the output control unit 423 and displays the detected information. The implementation of the present invention with respect to the seventh invention is based on the example shown in FIG. 18 (a), FIG. 18 (b) or FIG. 18 (c).

The nineteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can confirm the information being transferred and the transfer operation when transferring the information. FIG. 19 (a) is an example in which the transfer content display means of the present invention is added to the second invention, and all the input / output information to / from the data storage unit is displayed. Transfer content display means 192
0 receives the transfer information 212 (a) output from the terminal side interface unit 203, displays the content thereof, and displays the same information 212 (b) as the transfer information 212 (a) in the data storage unit 2
22 is output. Further, when reading data from the data storage unit 222 to the outside, the transfer content display means 1920
Is the transfer information 213 output from the data storage unit 222.
(a) is received and the content is displayed and the transfer information 21
The same information 213 (b) as 3 (a) is output. There is also a method of not displaying the transfer contents when the information is output from the data storage unit to the outside. FIG. 19B is an example in which the present invention is added to the fifth invention. In the case of transferring information from the terminal side interface section 503 to the data storage section 522, the transfer content display means 1920 receives the transfer information 513 (a) output from the unit side data input / output control section 523 and displays the content thereof. Together with the transfer information 513 (a), the same information 513 (b)
Is output to the data storage unit 522. Data storage unit 522
In the case of reading information from the outside to the outside, the transfer content display means 1920 receives the transfer information 513 (b) output from the data storage unit 522, displays the content, and displays the same information 513 () as the transfer information 513 (b). a) is output to the unit side data input / output control unit 523. Further, FIG. 19C is an example in which the content of the transfer information is detected from the unit side data input / output control unit 523. The transfer content display means 1920 performs a transfer content detection operation 1920 on the unit side data input / output control unit 523 and displays the detected information. The implementation of the present invention with respect to the eighth invention and the ninth invention is in accordance with the example shown in FIG. 19 (a) or FIG. 19 (b) or FIG. 19 (c).

An embodiment of claim 20 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 20 shows a block diagram as an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer apparatus of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can confirm the information being transferred and the transfer operation when transferring the information. FIG. 20 (a) is an example in which the present invention is added to the third invention. From the terminal side interface unit 303 to the data storage unit 3
When information is transferred to 22, the transfer content display means 20
20 receives the transfer information 311 (b) output from the terminal side interface unit 303, displays the content thereof, and outputs the same information 311 (a) as the transfer information 311 (b) to the data storage unit 322. When transferring information from the data storage unit 322 to the terminal side interface unit 303, the transfer content display means 2020 receives the transfer information 311 (a) output from the data storage unit 322, displays the content thereof, and transfers the transfer information. The same information 311 (b) as 311 (a) is output to the terminal side interface unit 303. FIG. 20B shows the sixth
It is an example in which the present invention is added to the above invention. When transferring information from the terminal side interface unit 603 to the data storage unit 622, the transfer content display means 2020 causes the unit side data input / output control unit 623 to output the transfer information 611.
(b) is received and the content is displayed and the transfer information 61
The same information 611 (a) as 1 (b) is output to the data storage unit 622. When the information is transferred from the data storage unit 622 to the terminal side interface unit 603, the transfer content display unit 2
020 receives the transfer information 611 (a) output from the data storage unit 622, displays the content thereof, and outputs the same information 611 (b) as the transfer information 611 (a) to the unit side data input / output control unit 623. . Further, FIG. 20C is an example in which the content of the transfer information is detected from the unit side data input / output control unit 623. The transfer content display means 2020 performs a transfer content detection operation 2020 on the unit side data input / output control unit 623 and displays the detected information. The practice of the present invention with respect to the tenth invention and the eleventh invention is based on the example shown in FIG. 20 (a), FIG. 20 (b) or FIG. 20 (c).

The transfer content display means in the eighteenth invention, the nineteenth invention and the twentieth invention will be further described. In order to display the information being transferred, it is necessary to consider the attribute of the transferred information and the transfer speed. Although there are differences in the method of expressing the transfer contents and the degree of difficulty thereof depending on the attribute of the stored information, since the device of the present invention is intended for the purpose of confirming the transfer information and knowing the state of the transfer, it is necessary to faithfully express the transfer information. Therefore, if the transfer content display means does not have a sufficient display capability, a method of converting to a simplified representation and displaying it can be realized and the effect will not be impaired. Since it is difficult to display all information even when the amount of transferred information is large, a display method such as simplified representation, partial display, or scroll operation is used. Further, by adding management information such as a title and a comment that can be easily displayed to the stored information and using it as alternative information, it becomes easy to handle information having various attributes. In addition, when information transfer is completed in an instant, it takes a longer time than the actual required information transfer time without displaying it in real time in order to present the fluctuation of the stored information to the user in an easy-to-understand manner. May need to be displayed. In that case, the transfer operation and the display operation are interlocked, and the display speed and the information transfer speed are adjusted so that the display contents can be read by the user.

An embodiment of claim 21 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can confirm the transfer direction and transfer operation when transferring information. Figure 2
1 (a) is an example in which the transfer direction display means of the present invention is added to the second invention. The transfer direction display means 2120 has transfer information 212 output from the terminal side interface unit 203.
(a) is received, the transfer direction is displayed, and the same information 212 (b) as the transfer information 212 (a) is output. When reading data from the data storage unit 222 to the outside,
The transfer direction display means 2120 receives the information 213 (a) output from the data storage unit 222, displays the transfer direction, and outputs the same information 213 (b) as the information 213 (a). There is also a method of not displaying the transfer direction when outputting from the data storage unit to the outside. FIG. 21B shows an example in which the present invention is added to the fifth invention. Terminal side interface section 50
When information is transferred from 3 to the data storage unit 522,
The transfer direction display means 2120 receives the transfer information 513 (a) output from the unit side data input / output control section 523, displays the transfer direction, and displays the same information 513 (b) as the transfer information 513 (a) in the data storage section. Output to 522.
When reading information from the data storage unit 522 to the outside, the transfer direction display means 2120 is used by the data storage unit 522.
The transfer information 513 (b) output from the device is received, the transfer direction is displayed, and the same information 5 as the transfer information 513 (b) is displayed.
13 (a) is output to the unit side data input / output control unit 523. Further, FIG. 21C is an example in which the unit side data input / output control unit 523 detects the information transfer direction. The transfer direction display means 2120 performs a transfer direction detection operation 2190 on the unit side data input / output control section 523 and displays the detected direction information. 21 (a) or 2 for implementing the present invention with respect to the eighth and ninth inventions.
1 (b) or the example shown in FIG. 21 (c).

An embodiment of claim 22 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention. In the direct operation type information transfer device of the present invention, the user can confirm the transfer direction and transfer operation when transferring information. Figure 2
2 (a) is an example in which the present invention is added to the third invention. When the information is transferred from the terminal side interface unit 303 to the data storage unit 322, the transfer direction display means 2220 causes the transfer information 3 output from the terminal side interface unit 303.
11 (b) is received, the transfer direction is displayed, and the same information 311 (a) as the transfer information 311 (b) is displayed in the data storage unit 32.
Output to 2. When information is transferred from the data storage unit 322 to the terminal side interface unit 303, the transfer direction display means 2220 receives the transfer information 311 (a) output from the data storage unit 322, displays the transfer direction, and transfers the information. The same information 311 (b) as the information 311 (a) is output to the terminal side interface unit 303. 22 (b) is the sixth
It is an example in which the present invention is added to the above invention. When the information is transferred from the terminal side interface unit 603 to the data storage unit 622, the transfer direction display means 2220 causes the unit side data input / output control unit 623 to output the transfer information 611.
(b) is received, the transfer direction is displayed, and the same information 611 (a) as the transfer information 611 (b) is output to the data storage unit 622. When information is transferred from the data storage unit 622 to the terminal side interface unit 603, the transfer direction display means 2220 receives the transfer information 611 (a) output from the data storage unit 622, displays the transfer direction, and transfers the information. The same information 611 (b) as the information 611 (a) is output to the unit side data input / output control unit 623. In addition, FIG.
(c) is an example in which the unit side data input / output control unit 623 detects the information transfer direction. Transfer direction display means 222
0 performs the transfer direction detection operation 2290 with respect to the unit side data input / output control part 623, and displays the detected direction information. 22 (a) or 22 (b) or 2 for implementing the present invention with respect to the tenth invention and the eleventh invention.
According to the example shown in 2 (c).

The transfer direction display means in the twenty-first invention and the twenty-second invention will be further described. The display of the transfer direction is performed only during the transfer operation of the information, and the display is erased after the transfer is completed. However, if the time required for the transfer is so short that the user cannot recognize it, the display time in the transfer direction is set longer than the transfer time so that the display can be perceived. As an expression of the transfer direction, there is a method of displaying arrows or blinking lamps arranged in rows in order. As an example of the expression of the transfer direction in which it is easy to understand the exchange of information between devices, if the point (pointing tip) on the terminal screen is point A and the opposite is point B,
There is a method of expressing the direction from the point A to the point B when transferring data from the terminal to the unit, and a direction from the point B to the point A when transferring data from the unit to the terminal. In the present invention, since the information is not output from the data storage unit and the terminal side data storage unit at the same time, the transfer direction is detected simply by detecting whether the data is output from the data storage unit side or the terminal side. Simple method. In order to display the transfer direction of the information being transferred, there is a method of detecting the signal generated by the operation selecting means in addition to the method of detecting the presence or absence of the transfer information shown in the embodiment. However, in this case, the transfer operation is monitored, the completion of the transfer operation is detected, and the display in the transfer direction is ended.

An example of how to carry out work on a terminal using the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking the apparatus of the twentieth invention as an example. FIG. 24 shows how data is read from the terminal to the input / output unit of the present invention, and FIG. 25 shows how data is output from the input / output unit to the terminal. In the example shown here,
The operation of moving the specific character string displayed on the terminal screen to another position by using the device according to the eleventh invention and the twentieth invention will be described. It is assumed that the user moves the character string 2401 displayed on the terminal screen from the source 2408 to the destination 2409. The user first performs a position designation operation on the terminal screen 2440 and designates information to be moved (FIG. 24 (b)). At this time, the user can easily work by highlighting the designated area or information. After the information to be moved is selected, the move operation is selected using the erase move selecting means. Next, the input operation is selected by the operation selecting means, and the input / output unit 2420 is selected.
Information acquisition to the. Each time the characters displayed on the terminal are read into the input / output unit, the characters on the terminal that have completed the transfer are erased, and the characters are displayed on the transfer content display means 2421 while scrolling one character at a time. (Fig. 24 (c)). When there is more transfer information than the number of characters that can be displayed by the transfer content display means, the scroll operation is performed while deleting the display from the oldest information.
At this time, if the operation is performed with the apparatus of the present invention being close to the display of the target information, the transfer content display means 242.
By selecting the scrolling direction of 1 from the near side of the screen display surface of the terminal to the far side and transferring from the back of the character string on the terminal, it seems as if the information is absorbed from the terminal screen to the input / output unit. User interface can be realized. In addition to this, reading is performed in conjunction with the operation of re-designating the designation information on the terminal screen by the position designation means, or the designation information is scrolled and erased toward the position designated by the position designation means on the terminal screen. A user interface such as reading can be realized. Regarding the display of the transfer contents when all the target information has been stored in the data storage unit, the method of completely scrolling out to the state where nothing is displayed, and the scroll operation is stopped when the transfer operation ends There is a way to maintain.
The former can give the user a feeling that the information transfer has been completed, and the latter can display what is stored without displaying the stored contents because a part of the transferred and stored information is displayed. There is an advantage that you can know. To output the stored information on the terminal screen, move to the destination 2
409 is designated by the position designation operation (FIG. 25 (a)), the insertion operation is selected, and the output operation is selected by the operation selection means. At the same time that the data is transferred from the data storage unit to the terminal side and displayed on the terminal screen, the data being transferred is displayed as the transfer content display means 2
The items are displayed while scrolling sequentially on 421. When the display of the transfer information is maintained as it is when the data is read into the input / output unit, the transfer completed information is scroll-erased (FIG. 25 (b)). The direction of scrolling at this time is opposite to the direction in which data is taken into the input / output unit 2420. Representing the difference between the input and output operations by reversing the scroll direction of the display of the transfer content display means in this way is visualization of the flow of information between the terminal and the present invention and the information itself, and in general, Contributing to making it easier to understand work on terminals that are difficult to understand. On the terminal side, the information sent from the input / output unit is stored and displayed in the designated positions in order, and since the insertion operation is specified, the information behind the moving destination is forwarded in order as the character insertion operation ( Evacuation). When transferring data from the I / O unit to the terminal,
It is more effective to scroll out until all the displays remaining on the transfer content display means are erased, giving the feeling that the transfer of information has been completed. FIG. 25C shows how the information transfer work is completed.

1st invention or 4th invention or 7th invention or 12th invention or 15th invention or 1st invention
The device of the eighth invention can also function as a command output device. A specific storage area of the terminal-side data storage unit is determined in advance as a command input area, and a command waiting operation is executed for that storage area. Information serving as a command command is stored in the data storage unit. When information is transferred from the output unit to the storage area waiting for a command, the transfer information is interpreted as a command command. If you prepare multiple output units and store different command instructions for each unit,
Multiple commands can be executed. By changing the shape and color of the output unit and displaying the content of the command on the memory content display means, it is possible for the user to use a plurality of commands without making a mistake, resulting in a work environment with an excellent user interface. It is more effective to explicitly indicate to the user the storage area in which the command is being waited for. To do this, write information that expresses that it is the command waiting area, and enter the command input position on the terminal screen. There is a method of displaying that it is, and a method of displaying so as to surround the periphery of the storage area.

[0152]

As described above, by using the direct operation type information transfer device provided by the present invention, the work on the terminal screen can be performed with the sensation of directly operating the display information. This provides an effective work environment in which the user can easily understand the state and contents of the work and the number of mistakes is reduced, and the collaborative work in the group can be carried out smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a first invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a second invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a third invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a fourth invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a fifth invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a sixth invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a seventh invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of the eighth invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a ninth invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a tenth invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of the eleventh invention.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a twelfth invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a thirteenth invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a fourteenth invention.

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a fifteenth invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a sixteenth invention.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a seventeenth invention.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of the eighteenth invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of a nineteenth invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of the twentieth invention.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of the 21st invention.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram of a direct operation type information transfer device showing an embodiment of the 22nd invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the shape of the position designating means in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a state of input work from the terminal screen using the embodiment of the twentieth invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a state of an output work on a terminal screen using the embodiment of the twentieth invention.

FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram of a conventional pointing device and terminal.

FIG. 27 is a configuration diagram of a conventional pointing device and terminal.

FIG. 28 is a block diagram of a conventional terminal.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram of a conventional information transfer device and terminal.

FIG. 30 is a configuration diagram of a conventional information storage device and a terminal.

FIG. 31 is a configuration diagram of an information transfer device including a conventional pointing device.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing how information is transferred between terminals via a conventional communication medium.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a state and a configuration of information transfer between terminals via a conventional storage medium.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a state and a configuration of information transfer between terminals via a conventional storage medium.

[Explanation of symbols]

101,201,301,401,501,601,7
01, 801, 901, 1001, 1101, 120
1,1301,1401,1501,1601,170
1,1801,1901,2001,210,220
1 Direct operation type information transfer device 102, 402, 702, 1202, 1502, 180
2 output units 202, 502, 802, 902, 1302, 160
2,1902,2102 Input unit 302,602,1002,1102,1402,17
02,2002,2202 Input / output unit 103,203,303,403,503,603,7
03,803,903,1003,1103 Terminal side interface section 104,204,304,404,504,604,7
04,804,904,1004,1104,260
1,2701,2801,2901,3001,320
1,3202,3301,3302,3401,340
2 Terminal device 205, 505 External terminal device capable of receiving data 120 Output position designating means 220 Input position designating means 320 Input / output position designating means 121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 2
621, 271, 2931, operation selection means 122, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622, 2
930 data storage unit 130, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 2
612 Designated position detecting means 131,431 Data input control section 231,423,531,2932 Data output control section 331 Data input / output control section 523,623 Unit side data input / output control section 631 Interface side data input / output control section 140,240 , 340, 440, 540, 640, 2
610, 2710, 2810, 2910, 3010 Data display means 141, 241, 341, 441, 541, 641, 2
611, 711, 21811, 2911, 3011 Terminal side data storage unit 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 2
680, 2780, 2880, 2980, 3080 Display information 111, 112, 211, 212, 213, 311, 3
12,411,412,413,511,512,51
3,514, 611, 612, 613, 2983, 30
82, 3083, 3291, 3391, 3491 Transfer information 190, 290, 390, 490, 590, 690, 2
690 Instruction operation 191,291,391,491,591,691,2
691 Designated position detection operation 192, 292, 392, 492, 592, 692, 2
692 Position information 193,493,494 Output instruction 293,593 Input instruction 393,594,693,694 Input instruction or output instruction 720,1020,1121 Insertion selection means 730,1030,1131 Data save means 790,1090,1192 Insertion instruction 791, 1091, 1193 Data save operation 792, 1092, 1194 Storage area inquiry 820 Erase selection means 830 Data erase means 890 Erase instruction 891 Data erase operation 920, 1120 Erase move selection means 930, 1130 Data erase move means 990, 1190 Erase instruction Or movement instruction 991, 1191 data erasing operation or data movement operation 1220, 1320, 1420 stored information amount display means 1290, 1390, 1490 stored information amount detection operation 1520, 16 0, 1720 Memory content display means 1590, 1690, 1790 Memory content detection operation 1820, 1920, 2020 Transfer content display means 1890, 1990, 2090 Transfer content detection operation 2120, 2220 Transfer direction display means 2190, 2290 Transfer direction detection operation 2301 Position Specification means integrated unit 2302 Position specification means 2303 Unit body section 2304 Connection means 2340, 2440 Terminal screen 2401 Character string to be moved 2408 Screen position from which character string is moved 2409 Screen position to which character string is moved 2420 Input / output unit or position specifying means that is a part of the input / output unit 2421 Transfer content display unit 2602, 2702, 2902, 3002 Pointing device 2613, 2713, 2813, 2913, 30 3
Data control unit 2620 Position designation means 2693, 2793, 2984 Operation selection information 2681, 271, 281, 281, 281, 3081
Stored data control operation and transfer information 2712, 2812, 2912, 3012 designated position indirect display means 2720 position information generation means 2790, 2990, 3090 position information 2791, 2891, 2991, 3091 designated position indirect display operation 2792, 2892, 2992, 3092. Specified position information 2890, 2993, 3093 Character information 2982 Transfer information and operation selection information 2804, 3004 Character information input device such as keyboard 3003, 3310, 3320, 3403 Storage medium input / output device 3005, 3303 Storage medium 3101 CPU 3102 Connected to CPU 3101 Terminal device 3103 Input keyboard 3105 Input tablet 3106 Menu sheet 3107 Input pen 3108 Command conversion unit 3109 Data input Location 3181 input interface unit 3182 is CPU31
Command memory 3182 for selecting command to 01 Input tablet 3 obtained by input pen 3107
An input interface unit 3183 that detects position information in 105, that is, an induced voltage value that changes depending on the position, and selects a command to the corresponding CPU 3101.
Output interface 3203 for giving to the terminal device 3102 in order to give it to 101. Communication medium 3309 Transfer of storage medium 3309 by physical means 3405 Shared area inside storage medium 3404

Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal side data storage section, the terminal can be separated from the terminal, and an output position designating means, an operation selecting means and a data storage section. And an output unit that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and that includes a terminal-side interface section that includes a data input control section and a designated position detecting means, and the output position designating means serves as the data display means. When it is directly contacted or approached to the same degree of proximity as the contact, it is stored in advance in the data storage unit by designating at least one of the position or area on the data display means. At least one of the output position and the area when the information is transferred to the terminal is designated, and the designated position detecting means is arranged to output the information designated by the output position designating means. The position or area of force is detected, the position or transfer area where the information stored in the data storage unit is stored in the terminal side data storage unit is determined, and the operation selection means outputs the manually selected output instruction. Directly characterized by sending to the data input control section, and the data input control section transferring information from the data storage section to the terminal side data storage section according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection means. Operation-type information transfer device. 2. In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal-side data storage section, the terminal can be separated from the terminal, an input position designating means, an operation selecting means, and a data storage section. And an input unit that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and that includes a terminal-side interface section that includes a data output control section and designated position detection means, and the input position designation means is the data display means. At least one of the positions or areas indicating the information to be transferred on the data display means when directly contacted or brought close to the same extent as the contact.
When the area of the information to be transferred is specified by specifying one of the two, and the information is transferred from the terminal side data storage section to the data storage section of the input unit side, the specified position detecting means is The transfer area designated by the input position designating means is detected, and the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage section in which the transfer target is stored is determined, and the operation selecting means outputs the manually selected input instruction. The data output control unit sends the specified information from the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the designated position detection unit. Direct operation type information transfer device. 3. In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal-side data storage section, the terminal is separable from the terminal, the input / output position designating means, the operation selecting means, and the data storage section. An input / output unit consisting of
The terminal is equipped with or connected to the terminal side and comprises a data input / output control section and a terminal side interface section comprising a designated position detecting means, and the input / output position designating means makes direct contact with the data display means or When transferring information from the terminal to the input / output unit by designating the information to be input / output , the input / output position , the input / output area, the information to be transferred, and the transfer area while approaching as close as the contact The designated position detection means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored, and the operation selection means generates an input instruction and outputs the input instruction to the data input / output control. And the information designated by the data input / output control unit from the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the designated position detection means. In the case of transmitting the information and transferring the information from the input / output unit to the terminal, the designated position detection means is a position or area where the information previously stored in the input / output unit is stored in the terminal side data storage unit. Decide
The operation selecting means generates an output instruction and sends the output instruction to the data input / output control section, and the data input / output control section is operated from the data storage section according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detecting means. A direct-operation-type information transfer device, which transfers specified information to the terminal-side data storage unit. 4. An output position designating means, an operation selecting means, and a data output control section, which are separable from the terminal in an environment where work is performed while displaying information on the terminal including a data display means and a terminal side data storage section. And an output unit including a data storage unit, and a terminal side interface unit that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and that includes a data input control unit and a designated position detection unit. while approaching to the vicinity of the same level as or contact direct contact to the display unit, when transferring information stored in advance in the information and output position or region and the data storage unit to be output to the terminal The output position or area is designated, and the designated position detecting means determines a position or a transfer area in which the information stored in the data storage unit is stored in the terminal side data storage unit. The output instruction generated by the operation selection means is sent to the data output control section and the data input control section, and the data output control section and the data input control section are generated according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection section. A direct-operation-type information transfer device, wherein the information is transferred from the data storage unit to the terminal-side data storage unit. 5. In an environment in which work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal side data storage section, the terminal is separable from the terminal, the input position designating means, the operation selecting means and the unit side data input. An input unit including an output control unit and a data storage unit, and a terminal side interface unit that is equipped or connected to the terminal side and includes a data output control unit and a designated position detection unit, and the input position designation unit. Designates information to be input, an input position, an input area , information to be transferred, or a transfer area, which is to be input while making direct contact with the data display means or approaching as close as the contact. When transferring information to the input unit, the designated position detecting means determines the storage position or the transfer range of the terminal side data storage unit in which the transfer target is stored. The operation selection means generates an input instruction, sends the input instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the data output control section, and inputs the unit side data input.
The output control unit and the data output control unit transfer the designated information from the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit in the input unit according to the input instruction and the position information from the designated position detection unit, Further, when the information is taken out from the input unit, the unit side data input / output control unit outputs the contents of the data storage unit, and the direct operation type information transfer device. 6. In an environment where work is performed while displaying information on a terminal including a data display means and a terminal side data storage section, the terminal is separable from the terminal, the input / output position designating means, the operation selecting means and the unit side data. An input / output unit consisting of an input / output control unit and a data storage unit; and a terminal side interface unit equipped or connected to the terminal side and comprising an interface side data input / output control unit and a designated position detecting means, The input / output position designating means is in direct contact with the data display means, or information to be input / output while approaching or approaching as close as the contact, information to be input / output, input / output area or information to be transferred. And a transfer area are designated and information is transferred from the terminal to the input / output unit, the designated position detection means is a terminal-side data storage unit in which a transfer target is stored. The storage position or transfer range of the unit, the operation selecting unit generates an input instruction, sends the input instruction to the unit side data input / output control unit and the interface side data input / output control unit, and outputs the unit side data input / output unit. said interface side data input-output control unit and the control unit is the information the specified to the data storage unit in the entering-output unit from the terminal data storage unit according to the location information from the designated position detection means and the input instruction When the information is transferred, or when the information is transferred from the input / output unit to the terminal, the designated position detection means is a position or area where the information previously stored in the input / output unit is stored in the terminal side data storage unit. The operation selecting means generates an output instruction, and outputs the output instruction to the unit side data input / output control section and the interface side data input / output. Feed to the control unit,
The direct operation type information, wherein the data input / output control unit transfers the designated information from the data storage unit to the terminal side data storage unit according to the output instruction and the position information generated by the designated position detection unit. Transfer device. 7. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is provided with insertion selection means, and the terminal side interface section is provided with data saving means, and is stored in the data storage section. When the insertion selecting unit selects the inserting operation when transferring the stored information to the terminal side data storage unit, the inserting selecting unit generates an insertion instruction and sends it to the data saving unit, and the data saving unit When another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage unit where the transfer information is stored, the transfer information is stored in the area where the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal side data storage unit. Positioned information or existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to another area on the terminal side data storage unit. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by evacuation. 8. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the input unit is provided with erasing selection means and the terminal side interface section is provided with data erasing means, and terminal side data storage is provided. When the erase operation is selected by the erase selecting means when the information stored in the data storage section is transferred to the data storage section, the erase selecting means generates an erase instruction and sends the erase instruction to the data erasing means. The erasing means writes the information indicating the disappearance or erasure of the transfer information in the storage area of the transfer information on the terminal side data storage unit after the information transfer is completed. apparatus. 9. The direct operation type information transfer apparatus according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the input unit is provided with erasure movement selection means, and the terminal side interface section is provided with data erasure movement means. When the erase operation is selected by the erase move selecting means when the information stored in the memory section is transferred to the data storing section, the erase move selecting means generates an erase instruction and the data erase moving means. The data erasing means transfers the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit to the transfer information storage area on the terminal side data storage unit after the transfer information is transferred to the data storage unit. Information indicating the disappearance or erasure of information is written, and when the move operation is selected by the erase move selecting means, the erase move selecting means generates a move instruction. A storage area of the transfer information on the terminal side data storage unit after the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data deletion transfer unit and the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is transferred to the data storage unit. Alternatively, the direct operation type information transfer device is characterized in that information stored in an area other than the storage area is stored in an area including the storage area. 10. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, wherein the input / output unit is provided with insertion selection means, and the terminal side interface section is provided with data saving means, and is stored in the data storage section. When the insert operation is selected by the insert selecting means when transferring the stored information to the terminal side data storage unit, the insert selecting means generates an insert instruction and sends the insert instruction to the data saving means to save the data. The means stores the transfer information before the transfer information is transferred to the terminal side data storage unit if another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage unit where the transfer information is stored. Existing information on the terminal side data storage unit, or existing information from the head position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by evacuating to another area. 11. The direct operation type information transfer apparatus according to claim 3 or 6, wherein the input / output unit includes an erase move selecting means and an insert selecting means, and the terminal side interface section includes a data erase moving means and a data saving means. When the erase operation is selected by the erase move selecting means when the information stored in the terminal side data storing section is transferred to the data storing section, the erase move selecting means erases the erase operation. An instruction is generated and sent to the data erasing / moving means, and the data erasing / moving means transfers the transfer information stored in the terminal side data storage unit to the data storage unit, and then the transfer information on the terminal side data storage unit. Information indicating the disappearance or erasure of the transfer information is written into the storage area of the terminal, and the information stored in the terminal side data storage section is transferred to the data storage section. When the move operation is selected by the erase move selecting means, the erase move selecting means generates a move instruction and sends it to the data erase moving means, and the data erase moving means uses the terminal side data storage unit. In the area other than the storage area for the storage area of the transfer information or the area including the storage area on the terminal side data storage section after the transfer information stored in the storage section is transferred to the data storage section. If the insertion operation is selected by the insertion selecting means when the stored information is stored and the information stored in the data storage unit is transferred to the terminal side data storage unit, the insertion is performed. The selection means generates an insertion instruction and sends it to the data saving means,
The data saving means is located in the area where the transfer information is stored before the transfer information is transferred if another information already exists in the area on the terminal side data storage unit where the transfer information is stored. The information or the existing information from the beginning position where the transfer information is stored to the end of the information stored in the terminal side data storage unit is saved to another area on the terminal side data storage unit. Direct operation type information transfer device. 12. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, 4 or 7, wherein the output unit is provided with a storage information amount display means, and the storage information amount display means is stored in a data storage section. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by expressing the total amount of existing information. 13. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 2, 5, 8 or 9, wherein the input unit is provided with storage information amount display means, and the storage information amount display means is stored in a data storage section. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by expressing the total amount of stored information. 14. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit is provided with a storage information amount display means, and the storage information amount display means is a data storage portion. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by expressing the total amount of stored information. 15. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, 4 or 7, wherein the output unit comprises storage content display means, and the storage content display means is information stored in a data storage section. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by displaying. 16. The direct operation type information transfer apparatus according to claim 2, 5, 8 or 9, wherein the input unit is provided with a storage content display means, and the storage content display means is stored in a data storage section. A direct operation type information transfer device, which is characterized by displaying existing information. 17. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit comprises storage content display means, and the storage content display means is stored in a data storage section. A direct-operation type information transfer device characterized by displaying information being displayed. 18. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 1, 4 or 7, wherein the output unit comprises a transfer content display means, and the transfer content display means comprises a data storage section and a terminal side data storage section. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by displaying transfer information exchanged between them. 19. The direct operation information transfer device according to claim 2, 5, 8 or 9, wherein the input unit comprises transfer content display means, and the transfer content display means comprises a data storage section and terminal side data. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by displaying transfer information exchanged between storage units. 20. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit comprises a transfer content display means, the transfer content display means comprising a data storage section and a terminal side. A direct operation type information transfer device characterized by displaying transfer information exchanged between data storage units. 21. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 2, 5, 8 or 9, wherein the input unit is provided with transfer direction display means, and the transfer direction display means displays the transfer information to the data storage section. A direct operation type information transfer device, which displays the state of a storage operation or an operation of outputting transfer information from the data storage unit. 22. The direct operation type information transfer device according to claim 3, 6, 10 or 11, wherein the input / output unit is provided with transfer direction display means, and the transfer direction display means transfers information to a data storage unit. The direct operation type information transfer device, which displays the status of the storage operation of or the output operation of the transfer information from the data storage unit.